
The Ghanaian government has asked citizens to start growing tomatoes in their own backyards as the country faces a severe supply gap worsened...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 26, 2026Several Ghanaian tomato traders were attacked in Burkina Faso, raising fresh concerns about the safety of cross-border commerce in a region already struggling...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 16, 2026A Nigerian Air Force aircraft that had been held by Burkina Faso authorities has been released following diplomatic engagement and has now arrived...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 22, 2025Ghana’s role as a strategic trade corridor for landlocked neighbours Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, is generating over $34 million annually from transit...
ByOluwasegun SanusiMay 20, 2025Authorities in Burkina Faso have named an avenue in the capital, Ouagadougou, after former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings in recognition of his...
ByJoy ChukwuMay 18, 2025Despite the sovereign decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to exit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Côte d’Ivoire’s President...
ByOluwasegun SanusiMarch 6, 2025President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the 97-kilometre Tema-Mpakadan railway line, a transformative infrastructure project that marks the first phase of the Ghana-Burkina Faso...
ByOluwasegun SanusiNovember 24, 2024Burkina Faso has secured a $300 million financing package to build its largest-ever power plant, a 119-megawatt thermal facility in Ouagadougou that is...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 22, 2026The Bank of Ghana has disclosed that 75 staff members of banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions were dismissed in 2025 following their involvement...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 9, 2026Relations between the European Union and Burkina Faso’s military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré have deteriorated sharply since the 2022 coup, marked...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 24, 2026Ghana’s annual inflation rate climbed to 3.4 percent in April 2026, up from 3.2 percent in March, marking the first increase since December...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 7, 2026On April 16, 2026, Mali’s Transition President Assimi Goïta received the letters of credence from four new ambassadors during an official ceremony held...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 20, 2026