West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
West African states to create new force to fight terrorists in region
The 12 countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have reportedly decided to create a new force...
Read moreDetailsBenin police offer €30,000 reward for information leading to alleged coup plotters
Benin's Republican Police issue wanted notice for suspected coup leaders and hefty reward for information to help locate them. Almost...
Read moreDetailsConservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts
A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop...
Read moreDetailsFormer Senegalese president enters UN Secretary-General race
Former Senegalese president, Macky Sall, has officially entered the race to become the United Nations’ new Secretary-General. The world body...
Read moreDetailsAdja (Aja), people of southwestern Benin and southeastern Togo
The division of the Adja people between two countries (Benin and Togo) has sometimes led to administrative complications, although ethnic...
Read moreDetailsNigeria, AFC sign $1.3 billion deal to build alumina refinery
Nigeria has signed a $1.3 billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau’s main opposition urges dialogue with military rulers
In Guinea-Bissau, the country’s two principal opposition parties have made a public appeal for dialogue with the military junta that...
Read moreDetailsSenegal PM says party could quit government if president diverges from vision
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he was willing to take his party out of the government and return to...
Read moreDetailsUS lifts sanctions on senior Malian officials
The United States on Friday eased sanctions on several senior Malian officials, following the penalties that were previously imposed over...
Read moreDetailsGhana targets 127 tons of artisanal gold annually under sweeping reforms
Ghana plans to channel about 127 metric tons of gold per year from artisanal and small‑scale mining (ASM) into official...
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