West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Liberia 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...
Read moreDetailsNigeria: #FreeNnamdiKanu Protests kick off in Abuja
Nigerians in their hundreds responded to the call by human rights activist and politician Mr. Omoyele Sowore to join the...
Read moreDetailsU.S. Secretary of State, Liberian minister discuss boosting US participation in Liberia’s critical minerals sector
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed avenues for expanding U.S. participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector in a meeting...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast’s Ouattara looks to ride economic boom to fourth term
Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which he was disqualified from running and...
Read moreDetailsAbomey, southern Benin
The city of Abomey is located in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, on a plateau that forms...
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