West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods
The official death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than...
Read moreDetailsInsurgents kill dozens in Mali base and attack Timbuktu, sources say
An Al Qaeda-linked rebel group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in...
Read moreDetailsTimbuktu: Jewel of the Sahara and City of Knowledge and Gold
Timbuktu is a city on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali. It conjures up images of golden sands,...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast opposition call for election reform ahead of vote
The Ivory Coast's political opposition, an alliance of parties known as the Coalition for a Peaceful Alternation, called on Saturday...
Read moreDetailsNigeria detains soldiers, police over weapons sales to armed groups
The Nigerian military has detained over two dozen soldiers and members of the police force over sales of weapons from...
Read moreDetailsMauritania’s Tah elected president of AfDB, Africa’s top development bank
Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the lender said...
Read moreDetailsDeath toll from Nigeria flash floods rises to 151
At least 151 people in central Nigeria are now known to have died following flash floods that destroyed homes and...
Read moreDetailsSeven dead as migrant boat capsizes in Spain’s Canary Islands
A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu touts economic gains at mid-term but inflation and insecurity persist
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday marked his second anniversary in office by declaring that his economic reforms were working,...
Read moreDetailsThe Krobo people of Ghana
The Krobo people are grouped as part of the Ga-Dangme ethnolinguistic group and are the largest of the seven Dangbe ethnic...
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