Browsing: West Africa

On this day 12 years ago, the world bid farewell to Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe. But his literary legacy lives on. In this short…

On 21 March 2013, renowned Nigerian poet and novelist Chinua Achebe transitioned into an ancestor. His work continues to shape African literature today. In 1988, Achebe…

Niger’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published an official communiqué on 17 March announcing that Niger is withdrawing from the French-backed international body known as the International…

In this video clip, Burkina Faso’s prime minister, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (@gouvernementBF on X), addressed President Ibrahim Traoré on developing a national defence industry to prevent…

France has begun its military withdrawal from Senegal, according to the French embassy in Dakar. They released a statement saying, ‘The French side handed over to…

The Sahel has become the deadliest region for t*rrorism, surpassing the rest of the world’s combined related deaths for the first time, according to the Global…

Ghana’s newly elected president, John Mahama, recently completed a tour of the three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, namely Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The…

Our continent is poised to integrate more closely with the diaspora. Nigeria and Jamaica have begun discussions on establishing direct flights between the two countries. This…

Newly declassified documents confirm that the UK had a hand in the 1966 coup against Ghana’s first president, pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah. We spoke to investigative journalist…

Burkina Faso has acquired an oil depot at Ghana’s Tema Multi-Purpose Terminal, one of West Africa’s major ports. The storage units will strengthen energy security and…