West Africa

Civil rights activists have denounced the definite withdrawal of the broadcast license of the Walfadjri media group by the authorities. Recall that the Senegalese Minister of Communication, Moussa Bocar Thiam, explained among other things that the group was not complying…

Senegal’s Envoy to Banjul was summoned by authorities in the Gambia after the alleged shooting of a Gambian national by Senegalese soldiers in the Casamance region.  Gambia’s Defense Minister Serign Modou Faye confirmed the summoning of the Senegalese diplomat saying…

The Umbrella Trade Union movement is threatening to call for a general and unlimited strike in the public and private sectors in Guinea. The collective action is to demand the release of the Secretary General of the Guinean Press Professionals’…

Saleh Kebzabo, a Chadian opposition leader turned Prime Minister until the dissolution of his government has been appointed State Mediator of the Republic. A decree signed on Monday indicates that Kebzabo’s position is for five years and renewable just once.…

Exports have grown in the West African Economic and Monetary Union WAEMU zone, with the exception of Benin. The document entitled “Regional Economic Outlook” published by the monetary institution shows that exports grew by almost 9% in 2023. Budget execution…

West African countries have been encouraged to embrace international and regional cooperation to improve migration management in the sub-region. Analysts in the field argue that we live in an era of unprecedented human mobility, one that neither the current global…

The Nigerian government said it is implementing drastic and effective measures to reduce the prices of food items in the country. The most populous nation in Africa is experiencing a spiralling economy occasioned by fuel subsidy removal, currency depreciation, and…

Health authorities in Burkina Faso have expanded the nation’s vaccination program to fight against diseases including Malaria. The expansion which necessitated the introduction of the RTS, S malaria vaccine makes the country, second on the continent to integrate the anti-malaria…

Senegalese lawmakers on Monday got physical as they debated an unprecedented move to delay this month’s presidential election, which also sparked clashes outside parliament and prompted international concern. After the evacuation by the gendarmes of the opposition deputies from the…

There is growing uncertainty and concern in the capital Dakar as the deputies in the National Assembly prepare to vote on the proposal by President Macky Sall for the “postponement of the presidential election. If the law is passed, there…

There has been ambiguity surrounding his announcement. Legal experts and electoral specialists are attempting to interpret the unspoken aspects of the speech. Especially since the Senegalese President did not use the word “postpone” or even mention the cancellation of the…

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union (EU) have urged Senegalese authorities to hold elections “as soon as possible” following the indefinite postponement of the presidential election in Senegal. The French Ministry called for the removal of…