West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Nigeria: NDLEA arrests suspected drug kingpin at Lagos Airport
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali
The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address worsening security conditions in Mali, where...
Read moreDetailsCommunity efforts against illegal mining in Ghana
Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment...
Read moreDetailsNigerian court sets November 20 judgment date for southeastern separatist Kanu’s case
A Nigerian federal high court has set a November 20 date to issue its judgment in separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu's...
Read moreDetailsNigeria: NNPCL to raise stake in Dangote refinery to 20%
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has said that the NNPCL plans to raise its equity...
Read moreDetailsNigeria launches $2.25 billion Eurobond sale as it shrugs off US military threat
Nigeria launched the sale of $2.25 billion of Eurobonds on Wednesday, the bookrunner said, after markets largely shrugged off threats from U.S....
Read moreDetailsUS diplomat Landau speaks to Mali’s foreign minister about regional security
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Tuesday that he spoke with Mali's foreign minister, Abdoulaye Diop, to...
Read moreDetailsGuinea’s junta leader enters the December presidential race
Guinea’s military leader, Mamady Doumbouya, will stand as a candidate in the country’s first presidential elections since he seized power...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tuggar to Trump: state-backed religious persecution impossible under constitution
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said on Tuesday that state involvement in religious persecution was "impossible" in Nigeria under the...
Read moreDetailsTerrorists’ fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali’s military rulers
A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on...
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