Tag: West Africa

  The All Progressives Congress says Nigeria is providing strong regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu. Its spokesman in Lagos, ...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency across the region, citing rising ...

Burkina Faso’s military government has officially criminalized homosexuality, sparking strong criticism from rights groups that accuse the junta of escalating ...

Western Balkan criminal groups, long considered among Europe’s most powerful cocaine traffickers, are cementing their presence in West Africa, according ...

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) has reiterated the need for stronger political commitment and regional cooperation to ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, who assumed the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are joining forces to create a new media platform aimed at reshaping the narrative about ...

Russia has announced its readiness to assist Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger in forming a joint military force aimed at ...

Senegal is witnessing the departure of French troops, marking a significant shift in West Africa's reassessment of colonial ties. This ...

A tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean has left six migrants dead, with many others rescued from the sinking vessel. The ...

Mali has called on the United States to take legal action against those accused of diverting USAID funds to Boko ...

Speaking at the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) event at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, on Monday, 22 July ...

She said that the topic was timely and a strong reminder that political crisis and instability are often created by ...

He further stated that the partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has ...

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, received the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, today in Abuja, ...

France's embassy in Niamey, Niger, is now closed indefinitely, marking a significant downturn in relations between the two countries. This ...

Over 30 Years After, Russia Reopens Embassy In Burkina Faso Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after more ...

To lead this team, France’s current Ambassador to Nigeria, Emannuelle Blatmann, will return to Quai d’Orsay as the Head of ...

By Omonu YG Nelson Abuja, Nigeria (December 13, 2023) – The 2023 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament concluded ...

By Omonu YG Nelson Abuja, Nigeria – Hon. Dr. Harun Mshelia, a member of the Economic Community of West African ...

Niamey, Niger: Niger expects to export its first oil through the new Niger-Benin pipeline in January, marking a significant step ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, said the military was prepared for the off-cycle elections in ...

France has suspended all new visas for students from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso who were to continue their studies ...

This formed part of the consultative parley the Community Parliament's Ad-hoc committee on Niger stalemate had with the president of ...

A time-tested saying goes "what a man can do women can do even better." The question that should be agitating ...

A former Minister of State in the Presidency, Republic of Ghana, Dominic Azimbe Azumah, has disclosed how the Economic Community ...

By Progress Godfrey, Abuja  In the final lead to Nigeria's Presidential election, former West African leaders under the umbrella of ...