WEST AFRICA

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – October 19, 2025: Jean-Louis Billon, presidential candidate for Côte d’Ivoire’s opposition Democratic Congress (CODE) coalition, held a campaign rally in Abobo, a working-class district …

Accra, Ghana – October 15, 2025: President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to Beijing this week has deepened Ghana’s economic alignment with China, as the two nations prepare to …

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – October 12, 2025: The planned opposition demonstration in Abidjan on October 11 descended into state violence as security forces deployed tear gas and arrested …

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – October 11, 2025: Ivory Coast’s presidential campaign officially began Friday with incumbent President Alassane Ouattara seeking a fourth term amid significant controversy over the exclusion …

Abuja, Nigeria – October 10, 2025: In the wake of the formal departure of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), …

Lomé, Togo – October 8, 2025: Russia’s State Duma ratified a military cooperation agreement with Togo on October 6, marking Moscow’s strategic advancement into West Africa’s Gulf of …

Accra, Ghana – October 7, 2025: Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama will deliver the keynote address at the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Fifth Pan-African Congress on October 20-21, …

Abuja, Nigeria – October 6, 2025: The chaotic exodus of over 5,000 Nigerian residents fleeing to Cameroon after Boko Haram seized the border town of Kirawa reveals a …

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – October 6, 2025: President Alassane Ouattara’s deployment of 44,000 security personnel across Ivory Coast represents more than election management—it exposes the fundamental contradictions of …

Niamey, Niger – October 4, 2025: In a bold geopolitical maneuver that underscores Africa’s accelerating shift from Western dependence to multipolar partnerships, Niger and Venezuela have signed a …