Tag: West Africa
Obasanjo leads ECOWAS mission to Ghana polls
Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo leads a 250-member ECOWAS Election Observers Mission to Ghana to monitor the poll due on…
Mauritania warns of fallout from Mali crisis
Mauritania warned Monday that the fallout from a military strike against the Islamist extremists controlling northern Mali could be devastating…
ECOWAS agrees on 3,300 strong force for Mali
West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali…
Jonathan: Why West Africa needs the Mali Force
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan told a regional summit on Sunday that an intervention force was needed to flush out extremists…
IMF, World Bank warn on West Africa’s food emergency
The IMF and World Bank on Saturday raised the alarm on the “humanitarian emergency” in West Africa’s Sahel region, where…
Cholera kills 348 in S/Leone, Guinea
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected…
74 drug traffickers arrested in West Africa
Law enforcement officers from agencies responsible for drug investigations in three ECOWAS countries have completed a week-long capacity building training-cum-operational…
Friesland Campina WAMCO appoints new CEO for Nigeria
Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, the makers of Peak milk, have appointed Peter Eshikena, 52, as Managing Director. In this…
Food import bill for West Africans may hit $1 trillion
The U. S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Phillip Carter, said in Abidjan that West Africa’s food import bill will…
41 injured in Guinea protests
At least 41 people were injured Thursday in clashes between Guinea police and opposition protesters demanding long-delayed legislative polls. A…
Court set to deliver verdict in Charles Taylor’s Trial
Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict Thursday on charges of arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for “blood…
Under fire G/Bissau junta backpedals
The junta in Guinea Bissau on Saturday said its plan for a two-year transition had only been a suggestion, in…
Mali wants peace talks with northern rebels
Mali’s putschists and politicians called Sunday for talks with rebels holding the north of the country, as Islamists holding key…
Mali Tuareg Rebels Declare Independence
Mali’s Tuareg rebels declared independence Friday in the north, splitting the coup-wracked country in two, as warnings rang out of…
West Africa slams total embargo on Mali junta
On the sidelines of the swearing-in of Senegal’s new leader, Mack Sall, West African leaders on Monday slapped Mali’s junta…
Under Rebel Pressure, Mali Junta Makes Concessions
Malian Tuareg rebels claimed control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, part of a dramatic push across…
Ivory Coast’s leader heads ECOWAS
Ivory Coast’s president was named the new head of West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday at a summit in Abuja,…
Holy Mallam Sues NIRA Ltd
Ace comedian, Holy Mallam is set to drag Nira Records, a replication company in West Africa, to court over a…
WAEC, NECO Exam Results Now Available ON Nokia Phones
Candidates of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) can now check their examination results via…