West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
US-Mali visa row: US removes Mali from list requiring visa bonds
The two countries required each other's citizens to post up to 10,000 dollars in bonds if they are applying for...
Read moreDetailsFormer commerce minister Billon concedes defeat to Ouattara in Ivory Coast election
Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon on Sunday conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the presidential election, he...
Read moreDetailsMali suspends schools over fuel crisis, strikes deal with Russia for petroleum products
Mali has suspended school and university classes throughout the country for two weeks from Monday due to a fuel shortage,...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast votes with 83-year-old Ouattara’s legacy in focus
Ivory Coast voted in a presidential election that unfolded on Saturday without major disruption, with incumbent and strong favourite Alassane...
Read moreDetailsLiberia agrees to accept wrongly deported migrant Abrego, US says
Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has reached an agreement with Liberia to accept Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful...
Read moreDetailsNigerian army repels drone-backed insurgent attacks
Insurgents launched simultaneous attacks in four districts of Northeastern Nigeria using armed drones and heavy firepower, and torched a military...
Read moreDetailsInterpol and Afripol crack down on terror financing across Africa
A joint Interpol and Afripol operation has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and exposed hundreds of people...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast’s Simone Gbagbo, from first lady to presidential challenger
Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady in Ivory Coast who was once wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes...
Read moreDetailsNigeria deploys 4 Technical Aid Corps volunteers to Sierra Leone
The Nigerian government has officially handed over four Technical Aid Corps volunteers to the government of the Republic of Sierra...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s ex-VP to lead ECOWAS team to monitor Côte d’Ivoire poll
The former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African...
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