West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
ECOWAS at 50: Celebrating unity as the region fragments
Exactly 50 years ago, on May 28, 1975, fifteen West African countries agreed to establish the Economic Community of West...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s leader seeks $21.5 billion foreign borrowing to boost growth
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asked parliament to approve more than $21.5 billion in foreign borrowing for its 2025-26 borrowing plan...
Read moreDetailsBoubacar Boris Diop, Senegalese novelist, screenwriter and journalist
Boubacar Boris Diop, a Senegalese novelist and screenwriter, stands out as one of the most original and influential voices in...
Read moreDetailsSenegal indicts fifth former minister amid intensifying anti-corruption campaign
Senegal’s anti-corruption special court on Monday indicted Amadou Mansour Faye, a former minister of community development and brother-in-law of ex-president...
Read moreDetailsNigeria scraps controversial bill making voting mandatory
Following a backlash from lawyers and rights groups, Nigeria has scrapped a controversial bill that would have made voting mandatory....
Read moreDetailsGuinea cancels 129 exploration permits, further tightening control
Guinea's military government has cancelled 129 minerals exploration permits, it said in a statement late on Monday, as the West...
Read moreDetailsAt least 42 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria’s Benue state, local official says
At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected herders in a series of weekend attacks across Gwer West district...
Read moreDetailsHow the dangerous terrorists in West Africa get the money they need to survive
The 2024 global terrorism index listed Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin as one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organisations. Its influence...
Read moreDetailsMeet the people vying to lead Africa’s top development bank
Five candidates are running to become President of the African Development Bank in an election on Thursday during the lender's...
Read moreDetailsSeparatists’ sit-at-home protests lead to 700 deaths in Nigeria’s southeast, report says
A sit-at-home order by banned separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra in Nigeria's southeast has led to the death of...
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