West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Nigeria’s Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved pay rises of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, the presidency...
Read moreDetailsNigeria approves $4.5 billion refinancing of NNPC oil-backed facility
Nigeria's National Economic Council on Monday approved the refinancing of NNPC Limited's $3.3 billion oil-backed pre-export finance facility through a...
Read moreDetailsAfDB approves $35 million to boost Senegal’s public finance management
The African Development Bank has approved 20 billion CFA francs ($35.4 million) in financing to help Senegal strengthen its public...
Read moreDetailsGhana: ECOWAS provides funds after devastating floods
The Economic Community of West African States is expected to donate $250,000 to the to Ghana in the wake of...
Read moreDetails30 African countries included in permanent visa bond scheme
Nationals from 50 countries, including 30 in Africa, will face security deposits of up to 20,000 U.S. dollars when applying...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s NNPC issues another tender to sell Cawthorne crude
Nigeria's state-owned oil company NNPC issued further tenders to sell a cargo of its newest crude oil grade Cawthorne in...
Read moreDetailsMali’s former prime minister announces release from prison
Mali's former Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been released from prison, he said at the weekend in a video posted...
Read moreDetailsFormer Senegalese leader Sall’s bid for UN top job in trouble after straw poll
Macky Sall’s bid to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres could be in trouble after the Security Council’s first informal...
Read moreDetailsEquatorial Guinea and Gabon resolve 50-year border dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement on Tuesday ending a decades-long dispute over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich...
Read moreDetailsIMF completes final review of Ghana lending program, unlocks $371 million
The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday completed the sixth and final review of Ghana's $3 billion support program,...
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