Browsing: West Africa

The military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel region are not just coups d’état but revolutionary processes that aim to transform the arid area south of the Sahara…

The historic Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel took place 19-21 November in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Hundreds of participants gathered at…

Ghana is leading the way in reconnecting diaspora Africans to the continent. It’s just welcomed 524 newly minted Ghanaian citizens from all over the world at…

Nurses and other professionals are leaving Africa amid worker shortages in their home countries. This is understandable, given they can earn far more abroad and send…

In this clip, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo responds to a journalist’s question about Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s breakaway from – and potential for rejoining -…

In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case that independent media outlet West Africa Weekly pursued in the United States through legal web portal PlainSite, the…

Nigeria takes another step towards energy security. The oil- and gas-rich nation has inked a supply deal with the new Dangote refinery in Lagos. Foreign refineries…

During the 19th edition of Burkina Faso’s Digital Week event that brought together technology-sector leaders and government officials during 12-15 November, Alliance of Sahel States (AES)…

African Stream journalist Inemesit Richardson called for Africans everywhere to defend Niger following then-US congress member Matt Gaetz calling in May for Washington to invade Niger…

While on a visit to discuss a tax dispute with Malian authorities, Australia-based Resolute Mining’s CEO Terence Holohan and two other employees were detained on 8…