Updates from West Africa, with reporting on governance, security challenges, and economic activity across Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and the wider region.
Three immigration officers from The Gambia have reportedly disappeared in Italy after traveling to Rome for a two-week border security training program, triggering concern from Gambian authorities and renewed debate over migration pressures facing African countries. The officers, identified as…
Nigerian Army Kills At Least 50 Jihadists in Buni Gari Battle
At least 30 people were killed in twin attacks in central Mali as jihadist violence continues spreading across the West African country despite ongoing military operations.
Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended 205 local civil society organizations as authorities tighten control over institutions accused of violating laws or threatening national security.
Mali’s transitional leader Assimi Goïta has taken charge of the defence ministry following the reported killing of Defence Minister Sadio Camara in attacks linked to armed groups.
Ghana has formally rejected a proposed health sector agreement with the United States, citing concerns over data privacy and national control of sensitive health information. The decision was confirmed by the Ghana Data Protection Commission, whose Executive Director Arnold Kavaarpuo…
Mali’s military leader Assimi Goïta has assured citizens the situation is under control after a wave of attacks killed the country’s defence minister and raised coup fears.
At least 26 people have been killed in multiple weekend attacks across northern Nigeria, targeting civilians and police in a fresh wave of violence, officials say.
Burkina Faso’s transitional President Ibrahim Traoré has urged citizens to “forget democracy” as it was not a viable system for his country. In an interview shown on the state owned RTB channel, Traoré insisted the “pillars of democracy” were not…
At least 12 truck drivers have been killed in western Mali in an attack blamed on an armed Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
