Niger’s Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, joined his counterparts from the West African Economic and Monetary...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 8, 2025The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, held talks with Togo on October 3 to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025The price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to N25,000 this week,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025A parliamentary delegation from Niger has arrived in Bamako, Mali, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen cooperation among the member states of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025Everything is in place for the launch of AES Radio, according to Mali’s Minister of Communication, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene. The announcement follows an...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025Western powers are increasingly building strategic relationships with foreign leaders whose records are tainted by allegations of crimes, such as drug trafficking, money...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2025The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has not announced an “irreversible” withdrawal from the CFA franc, contrary...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025The news agencies of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have signed a partnership protocol aimed at strengthening media cooperation across the region....
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad, Yaou Sangaré Bakary, paid a working visit to Venezuela on Monday, October 1, where...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025As Nigeria marks its 65th anniversary of independence, official celebrations have been overshadowed by national crises, and the country remains far from independent,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2025A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025From September 29 to October 3, Bamako will host a series of meetings aimed at advancing the interconnection of customs information systems between...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025