
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, 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, 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, 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, 2026A warning has gone viral on social media claiming that Israeli settlers are making their way into several African countries in significant numbers,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The presidency announced this week that it is pushing for the adoption of electric vehicles in Nigeria, a move framed as part of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 27, 2026Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, chaired an ordinary session of the Council of Ministers where the government adopted key decisions aimed at strengthening...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 26, 2026Burkina Faso has kicked off its National Days of Patriotic Engagement and Citizen Participation, a 10‑day campaign running until April 9 that aims...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 26, 2026