
Ghana 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, 2026The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, issued a clear warning on Tuesday, stating that Nigeria cannot sustain...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Nigeria has been revealed as Africa’s largest customer of surveillance technology contracts, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually and at least $2.7...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Commercial transport operators in Ghana have issued a two-day ultimatum to the government, demanding urgent intervention to stabilise fuel prices or they will...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026Ghana and Colombia have signed a landmark agreement to establish a direct maritime trade route connecting the Port of Tema to the Port...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The Alliance of Sahel States has welcomed the validation of the 2025‑2026 university aid attribution process in Mali, which saw more than 18,000...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026Senate President Godswill Akpabio is facing a firestorm of criticism after a video emerged showing him announcing during a senate hearing or official...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The Tinubu government is pushing Nigerians to file their 2025 personal income tax returns before the March 31 deadline, but the process has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026