West Africa

The Nigerien Prime Minister in a statement announced the arrival in Niamey of an American delegation to arrive this week. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said the delegation is visiting to take stock of bilateral cooperation and to envisage the future…

In Togo, the civil society is now turning its attention to the legitimacy of the just adopted constitution following a second reading by parliament. The Collective of Associations Against Impunity in Togo, CACIT, is calling on the presidents of institutions…

Political parties and civil society organisations in Guinea are joining forces to swiftly bring to an end the military transition. At a meeting on Monday, at the headquarters of the main opposition UFDG party, they insisted that the military authority…

The Gambia’s National Assembly passed two bills into law to expedite the prosecution of perpetrators of human rights violations under the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh. These are the Special Accountability Mechanism (TRRC) Bill, 2024 and the Special Prosecutor’s…

The Casamance conflict in southern Senegal has been thawing for several months. The demining operations that have been underway for several years are continuing, however, many hectares of land still need to be cleared to facilitate the return of displaced…

Stakeholders in the peace and security sector are urging for greater female participation in peacebuilding initiatives in the subregion. This call to action is based on recent data from the United Nations Office for West Africa in the Sahel (UNOWAS)…

Nigeria is projected to slip to the fourth largest economy in Africa in 2024, behind South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria, according to IMF forecasts for April 2024.   Nigeria which has held the title of “Africa’s largest economy” since the GDP rebasing…

Three (3) persons have been confirmed dead after an attack by armed men on a local market in Zamfara State, Northwestern Nigeria, Sunday morning. The incident occurred just a day before the Nigerian capital, Abuja, hosts the African Counter-terrorism Summit.…

Various African heads of state and government, international organization representatives, diplomats, and civil society members are expected in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to participate in a high-level African counter-terrorism summit. The summit, under the auspices of the Nigerian government with support…

Ghana’s Finance Minister Dr. Amin Adam has expressed confidence the IMF Executive Board will approve the second review to give way for the Breton Wood institution to release the third tranche of US$360 million in financing the 36-month ECF-supported program.…

In Agadez in Niger,  residents staged  a protest followed by a meeting yesterday, Sunday, to demand the departure of French troops from the city where the American base is stationed. While some find satisfaction in expelling the Americans, others believe…

Mauritania’s Minister of Defense visited Mali over the weekend. Hanana Ould Sidi’s visit to the Malian capital comes at a time when diplomatic relations between the two countries have been very tense in recent weeks. Nouakchott is protesting against the…