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Cameroon, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali Complete Line-up for 2026 WAFCON
Cameroon, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali have completed the 16-team line-up for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after the Confederation...
Nigerian Airlines Struggle as Ghana Cuts Airfares Amid Policy Contrast
Nigeria’s domestic airlines are grappling with shrinking routes, declining passenger numbers, and rising operating costs, even as neighbouring Ghana is cutting domestic airfares...
Cocoa Farmers in Ondo Push Back Against New Forest Policy
In Ondo State, tension is brewing between cocoa farmers and the government over a new Forest Farming Policy that many describe as punitive...
While the Sahel Unites, Nigeria Still Struggles With Its Passport Identity
Nigeria’s government has unveiled yet another passport reform, a single travel emergency passport meant to help citizens abroad who must return home urgently. However,...
Mali: Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga Steps In to Tackle Fuel Crisis
Mali’s Prime Minister, Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, chaired an inter-ministerial crisis management meeting on Monday, November 4, 2025, as the country grapples with a...
TikTok Pulls Down Over Half a Million Videos in Kenya as Platform Steps Up Safety Enforcement
According to the company’s latest transparency data, the video-sharing app TikTok removed 592,037 videos in Kenya during the second quarter of 2025, part...
Mali Eyes Global Lithium Role with Inauguration of Bougouni Mine
On Monday, November 3, 2025, Mali’s transitional President, General Assimi Goïta, officially inaugurated the Bougouni Lithium Project, marking the country’s second major lithium...
Guinea’s Junta Leader Mamadi Doumbouya Declares Presidential Bid
Four years after seizing power in a September 2021 coup, Mamady Doumbouya has formally submitted his candidacy for the December 28, 2025, presidential...
Mali’s Fuel Shortage Exposes Widespread Corruption in Distribution Chain
Authorities in Mali have arrested more than thirty people in connection with a sprawling fuel diversion network uncovered in the capital, Bamako. The...
Ghana Launches Sweeping Audit of Mining Firms in Decade’s Biggest Oversight Push
Ghana has ordered its most aggressive audit of the mining sector in a decade, deploying auditors, forensic accountants, and independent consultants to major...
As Niger Celebrates New FIFA Mini-Pitches, Nigeria Faces Questions Over Misused Funds
In a highlight for youth football in West Africa, Niger has become the third African country to benefit from the FIFA Arena mini-pitches...
Niger and Chad Deepen Bilateral Cooperation
Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, met with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno in N’Djamena on October 31, 2025, on the sidelines...