Women across The Gambia are increasingly battling addiction to a locally known tobacco powder called taba, a growing public-health concern with serious and unintended consequences for...
The military strikes launched by the United States in northern Nigeria on Christmas Day have sparked intense debate, fear and geopolitical concern across West Africa. Critics...
Fresh U.S. airstrikes on militant targets in north-western Nigeria are sharpening security, diplomatic and geopolitical questions across West Africa, as Washington deepens its military footprint in...
Senegalese entrepreneur and author Magatte Wade has ignited a fresh global conversation about Africa’s development challenges. Wade is arguing that the continent’s persistent poverty is less...
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to dialogue and engagement in regional integration. Mahama is urging West African leaders to “build bridges” rather...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has unanimously endorsed Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama as the region’s...
A Nigerian-owned supertanker has reportedly been seized by United States authorities over allegations of crude oil theft and related illicit activities. The vessel was reportedly intercepted...
A wave of violent demolitions at a waterfront community in Lagos has displaced more than 10,000 residents over the past month. According to community leaders and...
The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have jointly launched a new regional investment bank capitalised at 500 billion CFA francs (about US$895 million)....
The alleged mastermind of last week’s failed coup attempt in Benin has reportedly taken refuge in neighboring Togo. If confirmed, it raises new questions about regional...
