West Africa

Prices for aluminium ore bauxite from Guinea hit their highest in almost 18 months. This is as a result if the Coup which has left buyers unsure about the supply. However, no mines reported any disruption. Adolphus Mawolo reports.

ECOWAS will convene an Extraordinary Summit on the Guinea coup on Thursday. The West African state was hit by fresh turmoil on Sunday when special forces arrested 83-year-old President Alpha Conde, declared they were scrapping the constitution, and imposed a…

Liberians are becoming increasingly worried over the alleged shortage of rice on the local market. For the past two weeks, the price of rice has slightly increased by 50cent. It is Liberia's staple food.  WADR’s Darlington Porkpa reports from Monrovia.

The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Malian political crisis, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Bamako on Sunday as part of the follow-up to the management of the transition. The arrival of…

A segment of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is opposed to the political marriage with President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party. It said the preconditions for the formation of the alliance have not been met and that…

Bad governance especially in the West Africa sub-region has been identified as a factor giving rise to frequent military coups in member states. The coup in Guinea comes a year after the military in Mali overthrew former President Ibrahim Boubacar…

While the situation appears to be clam in Guinea, there are fears a fallout of the military takeover will have far-reaching economic and security implications especially for Guinea’s neighbors. Liberian political analyst Dr Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei, explains on the line…

The opposition group in Guinea, many of whose members faced arbitrary arrest and detention during the regime of the former President has acknowledged the coup. While it described as “unfortunate” the manner in which President Conde was removed from power,…

Guinea's military junta say they seized power to end years of bad governance characterized by corruption. Hours after the military seized power, people jubilated on the streets in some parts of the country. However, it is not exactly clear what…

Leaders of Sunday’s Coup in the country have dissolved the government and the National Assembly after overthrowing the government of President Alpha Conde. They also imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew on the country. The coup comes amid a long period…

A delegation from the WAEMU commission is in talks with the Togolese authorities towards the implementation of the government’s project to build affordable housing for low-income individuals. The meeting started yesterday in Lomé. The delegation is led by the coordinator…

The World Food Programme (WFP) started food distributions and cash transfers to support recovery of communities in the Gambia affected by a windstorm and flash floods in July. The agency in a stamen says the support will help families meet…