West Africa Stories
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu confirms troops were sent to Benin at the government’s request after a failed coup, as ECOWAS deploys a regional force...
Benin’s government says it foiled an attempted coup in Cotonou after soldiers briefly claimed to oust President Patrice Talon, highlighting growing in...
The African Union has condemned a failed coup attempt in Benin, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, backing President Patrice Talon and urging an immediate re...
Identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation, the soldiers declared on Sunday that they had removed the president and disbanded a...
Facing war, sanctions and drought at home, Iran is deepening ties with African states for security cooperation, uranium and markets, from Burkina Faso...
ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, demanding President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s release and swift publication of election results...
Credit ratings are supposed to guide investors, not govern economies through certain policy inclinations. But in Africa’s case, they often do both.
Official figures show that at least 89 per cent of Guinean voters approved the new constitution, which brings major changes to the country’s political...
Despite past delays and ongoing issues, the Economic Community of West African States plans to introduce the regional eco currency by July 2027. The p...
The African continent is flush with abundant natural resources that offer lucrative gains, but is hobbled by weak post-coup states desperate for forei...
The Central African Republic has not held local elections since 1988, with all local administrators appointed by the central government in the decades...
Ignoring macroinvertebrates is ignoring the silent custodians of biodiversity and the very foundation of healthy freshwater ecosystems.
65 per cent of all the attacks, explosions, and violence against civilians recorded between 2000 and 2024 were located within one kilometre of a road.
Algerian authorities recently identified at least 15 French employees assigned to missions in Algeria without completing the required procedures.
The current political landscape in Mali, and in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger where conditions are similar, is an invitation to reconsider local...
These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest...
Africa's leading gold producer is shifting away from a system in which local and foreign companies with export licences can buy and export gold from a...
The married singers, who met when she was 18 and he 21, took traditional Mali music and blended it with western rock and many other influences to shap...
Following the August 30, 2023 coup, the PSC, during its 1172nd session, suspended Gabon from all AU activities until constitutional order is restored.
It’s important to strengthen impact observation networks across west Africa and enhance air quality monitoring, especially in urban areas, where local...
The ECOWAS team was sent to Guinea-Bissau last month to facilitate a "political consensus" on the timing of upcoming elections.
Their decision to withdraw was announced in January 2024, citing dissatisfaction with the bloc's increasing ties to France.
As part of the informal division of security responsibilities among Western nations, France has long been considered the “gendarme of Africa”.
Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.
NGO's critical reports on human rights are inconvenient for the junta leaders, making them a thorn in the side of West Africa's military regimes.
Three countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region have set up their own alliance.
The vaccine was deployed during the 2018-2020 Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo under emergency use authorisation.
With a strong Christian faith, she remains a traditional role model. She believes in strict regulations of highly limited abortion and is no friend of...
Boats have been coming from further away in West Africa, with smugglers packing in up to 300 people on each craft.
SWAPO candidate and current vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become Namibia’s first female president,
