Tag: West Africa
Ghana’s voting stretches to second day
Voting in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary polls on Friday was extended to the following day due to delays linked to…
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…