WEST AFRICA
Spaces for Change says African leaders now use coups, elections, insecurity, bad governance to obstruct civic space
``The five major drivers of future threats to the civic space in the region are coups, elections, youth bulge, digital technologies, and insecurity,...
Just in: Uprising: Burkina Faso President arrested
Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and...
We have an obligation to get security right in West Africa, says U.S Secretary of State in visit to region
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is working to determine what level of American military forces is needed...
ECOWAS Monetary Convergence Council Rejects Planned Name “Eco” For Single Currency
The West African Monetary zone Thursday rejected the move by eight French speaking ECOWAS members to unilaterally name the planned regional single currency...
How AfDB bails Nigeria out of recession with $600m, says Adesina
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) supported Nigeria with $600 million to take it out of recession in 2017, Africa’s largest economy, the...
Benin, Togo, 6 other Francophone West African countries dump CFA, adopt new currency
…French President Macron endorses decision Eight French-speaking countries in the West African region have dumped the CFA, severing links with their former colonial...
West African nations adopt ECO as ‘single currency’
Leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, formally agreed on Saturday to name a...
