West Africa

The Finance Minister of The Gambia, Seedy Keita on Friday tabled the 2025 budget estimate before lawmakers in the National Assembly on Friday. The proposed budget for the year is set at over 445 million, with both revenue and expenditure…

The Senegalese government has announced a suspension of inter-regional travel on Sunday, November 17, the day of the legislative elections, as part of measures to ensure a secure voting environment. According to a decree issued by the Ministry of Interior…

Senegal is set to head to the polls tomorrow, Sunday, with over 7 million registered voters expected to participate in the legislative elections. In a press conference held after the close of the election campaign at midnight yesterday, Minister of…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has launched a solemn appeal to Senegalese citizens. Leonardo Santos Simão on the eve of the early legislative elections in Senegal, scheduled for…

A team of experts from the African Union (AU) has arrived in Sierra Leone to assess the country’s preparedness for its participation in the sixth Formed Police Unit (FPU-6) peacekeeping mission. The team’s visit is part of the evaluation process…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Nigeria, headed by President Bola Tinubu, has approved a proposed budget of 47.9 trillion Naira (approximately 28.5 billion USD) for the fiscal year 2025. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, announced the…

A security expert, Adib Saani, has cautioned the Ghana Police Service against sharing information about the 2024 elections with the public, emphasizing that security measures shouldn’t be openly disclosed like football commentary. Adib said he believes this would provide troublemakers…

The union of press professionals in Guinea met on Wednesday with the United Nations mission present in the country to assess the process of returning to constitutional order. The closure of certain private media, the legal proceedings brought against journalists…

Nigerien-Ivorian journalist Serge Mathurin Adou has been formally charged following two months in detention. Adou, who was arrested in Niger where he is based, faces accusations of involvement in an attempted coup in neighboring Burkina Faso.

The European Union Elections Follow-Up Mission has acknowledged notable strides in the country’s legislative agenda despite delays in implementing its 2021 presidential election recommendations. The mission called for further electoral reforms, emphasizing the need for enhanced campaign financing regulations, while…

As Senegal’s legislative campaign concludes at midnight on Friday, the final hours are critical for coalitions and parties hoping to sway voters ahead of Sunday’s election. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added to the public discourse, urging incoming parliamentarians to…

As Senegal approaches the legislative elections on Sunday, November 17, political campaigns are intensifying, with candidates appealing to voters to support their parties in securing a parliamentary majority. On the campaign trail in Madina, Pastef candidate Ousseynou Ly urged voters…