
The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly condemned the armed attack on Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent military air base,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 2, 2026Mali has approved the transfer of a strategic parcel of land to the Republic of Guinea as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 2, 2026Burkina Faso has voted to join the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, marking a key legal step in its stated...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 2, 2026Nigeria’s diplomatic and security strategy is once again under scrutiny after a controversial Islamic cleric’s advice appeared to echo in official state policy,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 28, 2026Burkina Faso’s President, Ibrahim Traoré, has described 2025 as a year of largely positive progress for the country, highlighting gains in agriculture and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 28, 2026Mali’s government has rejected claims that it and its neighbours, Burkina Faso and Niger, have launched a new common currency, clarifying that no...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 28, 2026Senegal has revoked an offshore oil exploration licence held by a company linked to Nigerian billionaire Arthur Eze, marking a decisive move by...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 28, 2026Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing the president of unilaterally deducting huge...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 26, 2026Lagos State has moved to activate a controversial enforcement provision in the nation’s revamped tax law, giving its revenue service the authority to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 26, 2026Ghana has embarked on a diplomatic and cultural initiative to reclaim the former residence of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah, in Conakry, Guinea,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026Ghana has taken a leading role in shaping Africa’s future approach to gold mining, sharing its experience and reforms with Tanzania in a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026Ghana is preparing to begin construction on what will become the country’s tallest bridge, a project backed by Japanese financing and technical expertise...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026