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Keywords: West Africa
The Morocco-Nigeria Gas Pipeline has reached a significant milestone after leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) formally endorsed the project during the bloc's summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The approval marks a new stage for one of Africa's most ambitious energy......
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected to extend the tenure of Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio as chair of the regional bloc during the organization's 69th Ordinary Summit, scheduled to take place in Freetown. According to regional reports, no alternative......
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, selecting a 60-year-old economist and former senior official at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) to lead the government three days after dismissing his former political......
Chocolate manufacturers are beginning to reverse cost-cutting changes introduced during the cocoa price crisis of 2024, as global cocoa prices continue to retreat sharply from record highs. After months of reducing cocoa content, adding fillers and relying on compound coatings, some major confectionery......
Armed men linked to the Masina movement attacked and burned trucks carrying food and supplies from Morocco to Mali, according to accounts from witnesses and regional security reports. The convoy was traveling along a key supply route near Koki Zamal, close to the Mauritanian border, heading toward Bamako......
Morocco is preparing to launch a fundraising effort to support the construction of a $25 billion gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco, a project designed to strengthen regional energy integration and expand supply routes to Europe. The initiative will be led by National Office of Hydrocarbons and......
Global cocoa futures have dropped sharply from their historic peak, falling about 74 percent from nearly 12,900 dollars per metric ton in December 2024 to around 3,365 dollars this week. The decline reflects a rapid shift in market conditions, driven by improved harvests and softer chocolate demand.......
Guinea’s Supreme Court has released a provisional list of nine candidates for the presidential election scheduled on December 28, including the country’s current leader, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya. Doumbouya, 40, has ruled the West African nation since seizing power in a military coup in 2021.......
At least seven Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, were killed on Friday after jihadist fighters ambushed a military patrol in the country’s northeast, according to an intelligence report reviewed by AFP on Saturday. The attack occurred in a village in the Konduga administrative......