West Africa’s deadly heat warns of climate change-driven scorchers
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report.
Senegalese voters go to the polls in delayed presidential election
Senegal goes to the polls on Sunday
West Africa’s ‘Brexit’ moment spells trouble for the region
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger exist from ECOWAS reverses decades of regional integration…
Senegal court deals blow to Sonko’s presidential hopes
Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko in his appeal.
Alleged human trafficker appears in court following arrest in George
Nontobeko Mathunjwa appeared in court briefly for her alleged involvement in human trafficking.
ECOWAS to negotiate with Niger junta on return to democracy
ECOWAS set up a committee of three leaders to negotiate with Niger’s military junta.
President Embalo says a coup was foiled on Friday
Gunfire and clashes erupted in the capital of the West African nation.
West Africa bloc seeks ways to engage with Niger junta
West Africa’s regional bloc kept up its search on Sunday for diplomatic ways to overturn last
Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president
Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention
Benin’s parliamentary election set to test democracy
Voters in Benin go to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election seen as a test of democracy
Torrential floods in West Africa hurt food security
Souloukna Mourga plodded through his flooded millet and cotton field in northern Cameroon and
Tiny parasite withers West Africa’s cotton harvest outlook
A tiny green grasshopper-shaped parasite has infested cotton crops across West Africa and slashed
Ramaphosa to visit four countries in West Africa to promote SA’s economic recovery
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be visiting four West African countries this week in an effort to
West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup
West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to
Guinea records West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, WHO says
Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed one death from Marburg virus, a highly infectious
West African bloc ECOWAS suspends Mali’s membership after coup -minister
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday suspended Mali’s membership of the
Gambia seizes 3 tonnes of cocaine in one of West Africa’s largest busts
Gambian authorities seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a shipment of industrial salt
Some agreement, but issues remain as West African mediators meet Mali coup leaders
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc reached agreement on certain points in talks with Mali’s
West African mediators jet to Mali seeking reversal of coup
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc are due in Mali on Saturday for talks aimed at reversing
France, West Africa to unite forces in fight against militants
France and five West African states agreed on Monday to combine their military forces under one