In early November, officers in the Department of State Services received intelligence about a planned abduction at Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State. They...

Three of the pillars of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s regime threw him out of office on 26 November, just a day before the results of a general election...

After a public rift that shook their political brotherhood and threatened crucial negotiations with the IMF, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko have stepped back...

The Supreme Court in Banjul is expected to hear in one to two weeks’ time the plea of the sacked Auditor-General Modou Ceesay that he was illegally removed...

The better news about the economy hasn’t translated into quieter politics as President John Dramani Mahama’s government and the ruling National Democratic Congress face growing pressure on corruption,...

Ghana’s economy is on the mend. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson set out the 2026 budget on 13 November claiming to have stabilised macroeconomic conditions. Treasury data showed...

Two resonant images sum up the decline and fall of multi-party politics in Nigeria. The first is of the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at its...

With security collapsing across the Sahel and imperilling West Africa, Nigeria is pushing to rebuild military partnerships with the ruling juntas in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali –...

Abuja’s Debt Management Office ploughed on with a US$2.25 billion Eurobond launch on 5 November, despite market ructions triggered by United States President Donald Trump’s threats of military...

After the Constitutional Court confirmed President Alassane Ouattara’s win with 89.77% of the vote, opposition parties are focusing on the legislative elections due on 27 December. First to...