
Côte d’Ivoire has moved decisively to overhaul its customs procedures with Mali and Burkina Faso, immediately removing the long-standing visa requirement on export...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026A giant horse sculpture has been installed in front of the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, sparking outrage among residents who question...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026The Federal Government has proposed a jaw‑dropping N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for what it calls “Electoral Adjudication and Post Election Provision,”...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced an indefinite nationwide strike, withdrawing services across all public hospitals in protest against the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan to resolve long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, as announced in a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 5, 2026More than one hundred Ghanaian trucks carrying vegetables from the Republic of Niger have been blocked and detained in Samia, a small town...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 5, 2026At least seven people were killed and several others abducted after armed attackers struck two Christian worship centres in the Ariko community, Kachia...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 5, 2026Ghana has become the first country in Africa to integrate a fully functional digital wallet into its national identity card, a move that...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the names of Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as National...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, has completed an official visit to Equatorial Guinea where he met with his...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Niger has established new civilian self‑defense units known as Domol Leydi, a move aimed at strengthening national security and involving citizens directly in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026