west africa

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African leaders met in Nigeria’s capital on Saturday to discuss ways to restore democracy in Mali after a second coup in nine months.The 15-nation regional …

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer is embracing a new form of sustainable transportation: electric scooters. A startup called Spiro has partnered with the Ogun State government …

Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, is facing a deepening debt crisis as it struggles to cope with the economic and political fallout of a military coup …

The social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, has settled with its former employees in Ghana, who were laid off in November 2022 following the takeover by billionaire Elon …

Switzerland has announced a major financial commitment to support Ghana’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The European country will provide up …

West African countries are set to benefit from a new partnership with Germany that aims to boost investment and intervention programs in the region. The Economic Community of West African …

Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, has decided to end its 30-year presence in Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa’s smallest but richest nations. The move marks a dramatic …

Benin, a small West African nation, has made history by issuing its first-ever dollar-denominated bond, raising $750 million from international investors. The bond, which has a 14-year final maturity and …

Nigeria’s central bank has pledged to clear a foreign-exchange backlog estimated at about $5 billion within a short space of time as it seeks to attract investment back into the …

Identity fraud plagues West Africa with Nigeria and Ghana at the forefront, warns the 2024 Smile ID report on African fraud trends.