West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Ghana’s inflation slows for eighth straight month in August
Ghana's annual inflation rate slowed for the eighth month in a row in August, reaching its lowest level since October...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s TotalEnergies deal marks shift to gas development
Nigeria’s production-sharing contract with TotalEnergies, its first guided by a new law designed to boost the OPEC member's gas production, will...
Read moreDetailsBenin’s ruling parties pick finance minister Wadagni as presidential candidate
Benin’s ruling coalition has nominated Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni to contest the 2026 presidential election, positioning a man seen as...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso parliament passes law outlawing LGBTQ practices
Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for...
Read moreDetailsWestern Balkans smugglers pushing West Africa deeper into cocaine trade, report says
Western Balkans criminal groups, who are among Europe's top cocaine traffickers, are entrenching themselves in West Africa in a sign...
Read moreDetailsProtesters call for African debt cancellation
Campaigners calling for the cancellation of African debt staged a protest in Ghana’s capital. The event on Friday — which...
Read moreDetailsUN experts say oil companies’ divestment breached human rights in Nigeria
A United Nations panel said four international oil companies breached human rights obligations by selling their assets in Nigeria before...
Read moreDetailsOfficial campaigns launch for Guinea referendum amidst new media coverage guidelines
This weekend marks the start of the campaign for the constitutional referendum in Guinea. The High Authority of Communication (HAC),...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Dangote and Ethiopia to build $2.5 billion fertiliser plant
Ethiopia has signed an agreement with Nigeria's Dangote Group to build a $2.5 billion fertiliser manufacturing plant, Prime Minister Abiy...
Read moreDetailsReport spotlights tensions in Mali military over Wagner mercenaries
Russian private mercenary operations in Mali have sowed resentment within the West African nation's army and military government, caused security...
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