West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
France suspends counterterrorism efforts with Mali over arrest
France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the Malian embassy and consulate to leave,...
Read moreDetailsTogo: President’s sister-in-law, a former defence minister, arrested
Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for...
Read moreDetailsDeportees dispute Ghana’s claims of repatriation
At least 11 of 14 immigrants deported by the United States to Ghana remain in custody in the West African...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu lifts emergency rule in oil-rich Rivers State
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday lifted a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other...
Read moreDetailsThe arrest of Ansaru terror leaders marks a strategic change for Nigeria: What could happen next?
The Nigerian government and security forces must brace for likely retaliation from Ansaru. I expect that these two leaders should...
Read moreDetailsSenegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar...
Read moreDetailsAfrican manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme
African manufacturers are lobbying U.S. Congress to grant a last-ditch extension of one or two years to a duty-free trade...
Read moreDetailsGhana says 14 people deported from US sent to Nigeria, Gambia
Lawyers for four of 14 West African men deported by the US to Ghana said Monday the men remained in...
Read moreDetailsAt least 40 fuel tankers burned in al Qaeda-linked attack in Mali, sources say
At least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali on Sunday when al Qaeda-linked insurgents who had declared a blockade on fuel...
Read moreDetailsGuinea referendum campaigns in full swing as junta cripples dissent
If passed, the new constitution would give military leader and interim President Mamadi Doumbouya the right to run in the...
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