West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Trump’s recall of ambassadors compounds staffing problems at posts in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump's mass recall of ambassadors will leave Washington without top-level presence in more than half of the...
Read moreDetailsUS conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat
The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data...
Read moreDetailsCoup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso starts building first expressway in push to modernize
Approximately 332 km long, Burkina Faso's first expressway will connect the capital Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso in the country's south-west....
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch Sahel regional force
At an airforce base in Bamako, Mali's army ruler General Assimi Goita presided over a ceremony marking the creation of...
Read moreDetailsGuinea’s Doumbouya looks to complete journey from coup leader to president
Since seizing power in a coup four years ago, Mamady Doumbouya has overhauled Guinea's minerals sector and launched a huge...
Read moreDetailsMilitary and Politics in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau’s transition could end up taking much longer than the one year pledged by General Inta-a. A wave of coups...
Read moreDetailsNigeria budgets N58.18tn for 2026, allocates over N5tn for security
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has presented a N58.18 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly,...
Read moreDetailsGhana’s president urged to rally African leaders behind push for slavery reparations
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama held talks with a global delegation seeking reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, who urged...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu nominates new oil regulators after chiefs resign amid Dangote dispute
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm two new heads for Nigeria's oil and gas regulators after...
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