Mali celebrated its 65th independence anniversary on Monday with a civil and military parade on Independence Boulevard — the first since the military assumed power. On the eve of the holiday, transitional president General Assimi Goïta addressed the nation. He…

World leaders and heads of government are gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York today for the annual General Assembly, coinciding with the organisation’s 80th anniversary. The milestone comes at a time of mounting crises across both the…

In Côte d’Ivoire, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, met opposition leaders in Abidjan over the weekend. He held talks with former president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Pascal…

The 10th ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum wrapped up in Banjul, bringing together governments, partners, and civil society to push for a faster shift toward clean energy in West Africa. The two-day event, which coincided with ECOWAS’s 50th anniversary, spotlighted green…

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Accra’s Revolution Square on Sunday evening for a vigil against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The event, organised by the FixTheCountry Movement, highlighted the devastating impact of galamsey on rivers, forests, and livelihoods across…

Thousands of families affected by recent floods in Liberia are set to receive much-needed relief through a $725,000 humanitarian initiative. The project, rolled out by the Liberian Red Cross and the National Disaster Management Agency with funding from ECOWAS, will…

The ongoing referendum in Guinea is drawing sharp reactions from civil society and political observers. Critics argue that a “Yes” vote could usher in a seven-year renewable presidential term, a bicameral parliament, and pave the way for Mamady Doumbouya to…

Guineans are heading to the polls this Sunday in a long-awaited referendum that could reshape the country’s political future. The proposed constitution extends the presidential term from five to seven years, renewable once, and creates a Senate with one-third of…

Mali’s Supreme Court has convicted 17 people in connection with a high-profile procurement scandal worth $60 million under the regime of late former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Those charged include former ministers and senior military officers, following Thursday’s review by…

Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has received the preliminary draft for establishing a parliamentary body within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The document was presented on Friday by the heads of the transitional parliaments of Mali, Burkina…

Niger’s transitional government has ordered the dissolution of 400 private security companies as part of a sweeping reform of the sector. The directive, issued by Interior Minister Major General Mohamed Toumba, seeks to reassert state control over security operations, which…

Guinea heads to the polls this Sunday, September 21, for a constitutional referendum seen as a decisive step in the country’s political transition. Security forces have been deployed across Conakry and other hotspots to prevent violence. Key opposition parties, including…