West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Nigeria’s Renaissance reports oil spill from illegal pipeline connection
Nigeria's Renaissance Africa Energy Co. Ltd has confirmed an illegal connection on its Okordia-Rumuekpe pipeline at Oshika community in Nigeria's...
Read moreDetailsEdo (Benin City), Nigeria
Edo (or Benin City) is located in Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a historic city that was once...
Read moreDetailsThomas Sankara’s mausoleum opens to honor revolutionary leader
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader. The...
Read moreDetailsAt least 20,000 flee insurgency-hit town in Nigeria, governor says
At least 20,000 people have fled Marte town following increasing attacks by Islamist militants in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, its...
Read moreDetailsSaloum Delta, Senegal
Saloum Delta, also known as Sine-Saloum Delta, is renowned as a unique natural gem in Senegal, where the meandering Saloum...
Read moreDetailsGuinea repossess 51 mining licences, information minister says
Guinea's military government has taken back 51 mining licences as it steps up efforts to repossess claims or concessions where...
Read moreDetailsMilitants kill at least 23 in Nigeria attack, security sources say
At least 23 farmers and fishermen were killed and others abducted by suspected Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state...
Read moreDetailsLarabanga Mosque, an architectural and historical masterpiece in Ghana
Larabanga Mosque, known as مسجد لارابانجا in Arabic, is located in the village of Larabanga, near Damongo, in Ghana's West...
Read moreDetailsBenin: Two Municipal Secretaries dismissed for embezzlement
The Beninese government has announced that judicial proceedings will be launched against two senior officials and their accomplices, following revelations...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast: Thiam claims “big battle left” after PDCI re-election amid nationality dispute
Speaking to party activists via video from Europe on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, following his re-election as PDCI (opposition) president,...
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