Three military-led West African countries, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, have broken ties with ECOWAS and formed their own union, AES. Niger, which was a key member of the MNJTF, has since ...

A Nigerian journalist and YouTuber has announced plans to embark on a solo trip across West African countries starting in ...

If Nigeria wins, West Africa wins, outgoing AFRICOM Commander speaks on Insecurity “African countries… they’re not asking us to pull them up. They’re already there.

The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...

Nearly 13 million people have been uprooted from their homes in West and Central Africa. The UN Refugee Agency blames migration trends and conflict for creating a “perfect storm” of mass displacement.

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Top 10 West African countries and their prices Nigeria: N870 per litre Liberia: N2,123.51 per litre Togo: N2.624.77 per litre Benin Republic: N2.630.22 per litre Ivory Coast: N3,375.43 per litre ...

O Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rolled out the drums to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary in Lagos, Nigeria, its birthplace. The celebration ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, ...