A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes
Cotonou – Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around... 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
West Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism
Accra – West African coastal states on Thursday held talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Burkina violence displaces 4 000 in Togo
Lome – More than 4 000 people have been displaced this year in northern Togo after the security climate... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Facing threat, Togo forces simulate ‘jihadist’ attack
Lome – Togo’s security forces on Thursday carried out a simulated jihadist attack in the capital Lome, training to... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Ivory Coast president sees progress in Mali troop spat
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday hinted at a possible breakthrough in a bitter dispute with... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Togo extends state of emergency in troubled north
Lome – Togo on Tuesday extended a state of emergency for six months in its northern Savanes region, officials... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
Togo repels ‘terrorist’ attack, says official
Lome – Togo’s armed forces said on Tuesday they had repelled a “terrorist” attack that injured “several” soldiers in... Read more
24 Aug, 2022
Togo mediates in Mali, Ivory Coast soldiers dispute
Lome – Delegations from Mali and Ivory Coast met on Thursday with Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe who is mediating... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
