Country: West Africa
West Africa is a land region covering the entire western part of sub-Saharan Africa. It roughly includes the coastal countries north of the Gulf of Guinea up to the Senegal River, the countries within the Niger River basin, as well as the countries in the Sahelian hinterland.
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Collision between 2 trucks in Bohicon: one dead and two injured
A traffic accident of rare violence occurred this morning on the Bohicon-Dassa axis, a strategic stretch of road in central Benin. Two trucks collided in as yet unsolved… -
Death of former MP Parfait Houangni: a loss for Benin’s political class
Benin mourns the passing of one of its former representatives in the National Assembly. Dah Dèlidji Parfait Houangni, former deputy of the 6ᵉ and 7ᵉ legislatures, passed away… -
Presidential election 2025 in Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam officially renounces his French nationality
The President of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI-RDA), Tidjane Thiam, is likely to have renounced his French nationality, as revealed in the French Official Journal of… -
Benin: police officer sentenced to 4 years in prison for trafficking in counterfeit medicines
A Republican Police officer, stationed at the Direction Générale de la Police Républicaine (DGPR), has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and a fine of five million FCFA… -
Ivory Coast: Guillaume Soro’s name removed from the electoral roll
The Générations et Peuples Solidaires (GPS) political movement has reacted strongly to the exclusion of its president, Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, from the provisional electoral list published on Wednesday… -
Ivory Coast: Charles Blé Goudé reacts to his exclusion from the electoral roll
The president of the Congrès pour la Justice et l’Égalité des Peuples (Cojep), Charles Blé Goudé, has reacted to his exclusion from the provisional electoral list published on… -
Cape Verde: a man arrested with over 600 grams of cocaine concealed in his body
Cape Verde’s Judicial Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a 34-year-old man, who was stopped on Sunday at Praia’s Nelson Mandela International Airport in possession of over… -
Benin: exports up and imports down in the fourth quarter of 2024
Benin’s merchandise exports rose by 4.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter, while imports fell by 7.4%, according to a report published Tuesday… -
Benin: minutes of the Council of Ministers meeting of Wednesday, March 19
On Wednesday March 19, 2025, the government of the rupture held its weekly conclave in the presence of the Head of State, President Patrice Talon. During the meeting,… -
Mali: 02 terrorist leaders killed by the army during air operations in Kidal
The Malian army announced on Tuesday that it had eliminated two terrorist leaders, Ahmad Lamine Ag Hoga and Badaye Ag Elmehfi, during air operations in Kidal, northern Mali,… -
Benin: the central Imam of Porto-Novo is no more
Benin mourns the passing of the central Imam of Porto-Novo, El Hadj Amzat Houzeifa, who was called back to God during the blessed month of Ramadan. For many… -
Porto-Novo: the municipality sets an ultimatum for the liberation of public spaces
Following the example of several other cities in Benin, the municipality of Porto-Novo is stepping up its efforts to ensure that the occupation of public spaces is respected.… -
2026 general elections: Céna and civil society strengthen their collaboration
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission(Céna) and the Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations(PEOSC) held a working session on preparations for the 2026 general… -
Exclusion of Clément Capo-Chichi from public procurement: the Supreme Court overturns ARMP’s decision
Clément Capo-Chichi can now turn the page on his exclusion from public procurement. In a ruling handed down on March 12, 2025, the Supreme Court of Benin overturned… -
Libya-Nigeria: new wave of expulsions of irregular migrants
Libya repatriated 177 Nigerian migrants, mainly women, on Tuesday as part of a voluntary return program, the country’s Illegal Migration Control Department announced. “Today (…) we organized the… -
Burkina Faso: several hundred terrorists neutralized in an operation
During the first fortnight of March, several hundred terrorists were “neutralized” during anti-terrorist operations carried out in various localities in Burkina Faso, according to the local press. According… -
Tom Saintfiet: “It would be a great disappointment if Nigeria didn’t qualify for the 2026 World Cup”
Mali’s national team coach, Tom Saintfiet, has expressed his concern about the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s difficulties in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. According to him, Nigeria’s absence… -
CDM 2026 (Q): Zimbabwe-Benin, South Africa-Lesotho, Matchday 5 schedule
The road to qualification for the 2026 World Cup intensifies in Africa with the resumption of the qualifiers this Monday, March 17. This fifth day promises to be… -
Law on traditional chieftaincy: reservations even within the parliamentary majority
Despite its adoption by a large majority, the new law governing traditional chieftaincy continues to be debated in the National Assembly. Nassirou Bako Arifari, a member of the… -
World Cup 2026 (Q): South Africa’s coach warns the Cheetahs
South Africa coach Hugo Broos has admitted that the next two games in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers will be crucial for Bafana Bafana. However, he believes that… -
Benin: after his courtesy visit to Houngbédji, Yayi receives the leader of the Tchoco-tchoco at home
On Sunday March 16, 2025, the former president of the National Assembly, Adrien Houngbédji, visited Boni Yayi’s home in Cotonou. This courtesy visit comes a few weeks after… -
Benin – Release of Madougou and Aïvo: Talon says a firm “no” to the release of Madougou and Aïvo
As the end of his second term approaches, the question of a possible presidential pardon continues to divide opinion in Benin. Questioned on this subject in an exclusive… -
Electoral code: Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé identifies imperfections to be corrected
Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé, president of the GSR party and spokesman for the Cadre de Concertation de l’Opposition, was a guest on Version Originale on Carrefour TVC on Sunday March… -
Benin: one fatality in an altercation between police and local population in Kalalé
On Monday March 17, 2025, an intervention by the Republican police to apprehend a trader degenerated into a confrontation with the local population, resulting in the death of… -
Philippe Louis Houndégnon case: requisition by the public prosecutor’s office postponed
The former Director General of the National Police (DGPN), Louis Philippe Houndégnon, prosecuted by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET), will have to… -
Niger officially withdraws from the OIF as part of its breakaway policy
Niger has announced its withdrawal from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a decision that continues the policy of rupture initiated by the Niamey authorities with Western… -
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé excluded from provisional electoral list
The names of former president Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister, Charles Blé Goudé, are absent from the provisional electoral list 2024-2025 published this Monday, March 17,… -
Benin: 2 agents being recruited by the Ministry of Agriculture put on formal notice
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has officially served formal notice on two contract agents recruited through the competitive recruitment process for 225 public-sector contract agents. In… -
“We’re not in it and we won’t be in it”: Paul Hounkpè on the CCO
The Force Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) has clarified its absence from the Cadre de Concertation des partis de l’opposition. In an interview with Bip Radio’s L’Entretien… -
Benin: towards the creation of a consultation framework for former presidents of institutions
Benin is preparing to set up a consultation framework bringing together the country’s former top officials. The initiative, spearheaded by former presidents Nicéphore D. Soglo and Boni Yayi,…