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Updates from West Africa, with reporting on governance, security challenges, and economic activity across Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and the wider region.
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has suspended three top doctors, in which a prima facie case of medical negligence and professional misconduct have been…
Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama arrives in Tanzania to join the 20th anniversary of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights as guest of honor. John Dramani…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria in Abuja issued a sharp response on Friday to criticism of the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, telling opposition parties to focus…
NIGERIA – Adamawa state Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has switched from the opposition PDP to ruling APC, a development which analysts believe would impact political allegiances in the north. Governor Ahmadu…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is pleading with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recall his recent executive order to send all proceeds from oil and gas revenues into the Federation Account saying that it is contrary to the Petroleum Industry Act, could risk the jobs of many Nigerians working at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and could further agitate international investors.
In a move that’s got the local governors talking, President Tinubu signed an order today directing all oil and gas revenues to be paid directly into the Federation Account. This is expected to unlock an additional N14.5 trillion for state and local governments.
At least 37 people have died after suspected carbon monoxide exposure at an illegal mining site in northern Nigeria, local authorities confirmed as investigations began.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issued its first-ever major food-sector loan in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The €70 million will support cashew, cocoa, and sesame farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria to help them process crops locally instead of just exporting raw materials.
The "Smiling Coast of Africa" is celebrating its 61st year of independence from Britain today. Major parades are happening at McCarthy Square in Banjul, led by President Adama Barrow.
Suspected jihadists have carried out a deadly series of attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso this weekend, and a truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders was caught up in the violence, Ghana’s Interior Minister has confirmed.
