Wet season affecting capesize demand from West Africa?

In our recent report on how bauxite exports from Guinea are driving capesize demand, we explored how surging demand for bauxite from China has led to the aluminium ore overtaking coal as the second-largest capesize-shipped product. This report provides an …

NHRC’s head elected president of West Africa’s human rights institutions network

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, on Thursday promised to promote cooperation among West African States for the protection of human rights. He gave this assurance while accepting to serve as the President …

MTN Nigeria, Dell Launch West Africa’s Largest Modular Data Centre in Lagos

MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Dell Technologies, has officially launched the Dabengwa Data Centre in Lagos, now the largest prefabricated modular data centre in West Africa, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s digital infrastructure advancement. The …

#4779, Music Rooted in West Africa

Listen to music with roots in West Africa from New Orleans-based trumpeter and instrument creator Chief Adjuah; Moroccan Gnawa musician Moktar Gania; fiddler, singer, banjo player Jake Blount; and the supergroup of musicians and historians called Our …

GIZ, ECOWAS embark on urban resilience project to strengthen capacity in West Africa

By Muniratu Akweley Issah Accra, July 3, GNA– The African Union, in partnership with ECOWAS and the German Development Agency (GIZ), has embarked on an urban resilience project aimed at strengthening the capacity of cities across West Africa to integrate …

Kristof, Barnett: The quiet girls’ revolution in west Africa

Columnist’s note: Every year I choose a university student to accompany me on my win-a-trip journey, which is meant to highlight issues that deserve more attention. My 2025 winner is Sofia Barnett, a recent Brown University graduate and a budding …

‘West Africa must find a new solution for gov’ts emerging from non-constitutional means’ – Obasanjo

Interpol identifies West Africa as potential new hotspot for cybercrime compounds

West Africa could be developing into a hub for scam centers, Interpol says, and other regions also are showing an uptick in such activity, mirroring a cybercrime trend that began in Southeast Asia. In a brief report posted this week, the international …

Kush – the deadly drug wreaking havoc in West Africa

3 July 2025, 14:38 | Updated: 3 July 2025, 16:48 The synthetic drug kush, first seen in Sierra Leone in 2022, has now spread into much of West Africa while also evolving into an even more dangerous drug. Tests have found it contains nitazenes, which are 25 …

25,000 civilians killed in West Africa in three years — Abbas

At least 25,000 civilians have been killed across West Africa between 2021 and mid-2024, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, has said. Warning that the continent is grappling with a worsening security crisis driven by resource …