West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Ivory Coast to cut farmer cocoa price with earlier start of mid-crop, sources say
Ivory Coast plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season for the first time ever, allowing the...
Read moreDetailsGhanaian FM asks Ukraine to release two prisoners of war from Ghana
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on a rare visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to release...
Read moreDetailsSierra Leone says members of its security forces held by Guinea in border dispute
Sierra Leone on Tuesday accused Guinea of capturing several members of its security forces, in the latest flare-up of a...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s prime minister pushes for anti-LGBT law doubling prison terms
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko pushed on Tuesday for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term from...
Read moreDetailsNigeria central bank cuts key rate by 50 basis points
Nigeria's central bank cut its monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 26.50%, its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said on...
Read moreDetailsFinancial Services Industry dominates trading at Nigerian bourse
The financial services industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) this week with 5.625...
Read moreDetailsRussian spy agency takes over Wagner operations in Africa
Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its...
Read moreDetailsForensic audit of NNPCL ongoing – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says that a forensic audit of the...
Read moreDetailsRohingya Genocide: Why The Gambia Demands Justice at the International Court
Gambia, a predominantly Muslim West African country, filed the case at the ICJ—also known as the World Court—in 2019, accusing...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president signs amended Electoral Act into law despite push back
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law an amended Electoral Act that critics warn may weaken safeguards ahead...
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