Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
West African leaders agree to create regional force
Abuja – West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
West African bloc tells Mali to free 46 Ivorian troops
Abuja – West African leaders on Sunday told Mali’s ruling junta to release 46 Ivorian troops taken prisoner in... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
2016 Ivory Coast attack trial begins
Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday began the long-awaited trial of 18 people accused of abetting... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Trial in 2016 Ivory Coast attack set to get under way
Abidjan – Eighteen people go on trial in Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused of involvement in one of West... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ble Goude says he wants to make low-key return
Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence that swept Ivory Coast 11 years ago, wants... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast launches major drive to reverse deforestation
Abidjan – Ivory Coast, which has lost nearly all its forests in the last half century, has launched a... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Musicians in French-speaking Africa eye global market through streaming
Abidjan – The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
West Africa and European partners strengthen ties against Sahel jihadists
Accra – West African nations met with European leaders on Tuesday for talks on “homegrown” ways to prevent jihadist conflict... Read more
23 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
