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Niger
Niger Reaffirms AES Sovereignty Drive at Niamey Conference
Niger has renewed its political emphasis on national sovereignty and the Alliance of Sahel…
Niger
Niger Arrests 331 in Major Niamey Anti-Drug Operation
Niger authorities have arrested 331 people in Niamey during a major anti-drug operation, w…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Pushes Major West Africa Investment Drive
President Julius Maada Bio is mobilizing African financiers and business leaders for a maj…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Government Defends Constitutional Reform Process
Sierra Leone’s government is defending the country’s ongoing constitutional reform process…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Police Block Planned August 26 Protest in Freetown
Sierra Leone police have blocked a planned August 26 protest in Freetown, intensifying a d…
Senegal
IMF Mission Arrives in Senegal as New Lending Deal Talks Advance
A new IMF mission is in Dakar for talks on economic reforms and a potential lending arrang…
Senegal
UNESCO Backs Senegal’s Effort to Protect Culinary Heritage
UNESCO is supporting Senegal in safeguarding its culinary heritage, highlighting tradition…
Senegal
Senegal Steps Up Response to Diphtheria Outbreak in Kédougou
Senegalese health authorities are intensifying disease surveillance in Kédougou and Saraya…
Senegal
Senegal Advances New Cybersecurity Law to Protect Critical Digital Infrastructure
Senegal is moving to strengthen its digital security framework, with a proposed cybersecur…
Senegal
Senegal Pushes Local Firms to Capture More Oil and Gas Business
Senegal is stepping up efforts to make local companies a bigger force in the oil and gas i…
Senegal
Senegal Opposition Presses Faye Over Local Election Date
Senegal’s opposition is demanding that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye set a date for loca…
Senegal
Dakar Set to Host First-Ever Basketball Africa League Festival
Dakar is preparing to host the first-ever Basketball Africa League Festival on August 22–2…
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Targets Cashew Value Addition
Guinea-Bissau is taking a major step to transform its cashew industry with the launch of S…
Guinea-Bissau
Opposition Challenges Guinea-Bissau Referendum
Guinea-Bissau’s political transition is facing renewed pressure as opposition groups deman…
Liberia
Liberia Breaks Ground in Zwedru
Liberia has broken ground for a new Southeast Regional Headquarters of the Civil Service A…
Liberia
New Redemption Hospital Nears Completion
Liberia is accelerating work on major healthcare infrastructure, with the New Redemption H…
Liberia
Liberia Deepens Digital Government Push
Liberia is strengthening regional technology cooperation with Sierra Leone as officials wo…
Liberia
Call for 50% Liberia Business Tax Cut
A new proposal is putting Liberia’s business tax burden under the spotlight, with pro-demo…
Liberia
Liberia Accepts 1,200 U.S. Deportees
Liberia has agreed to receive up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, …
Liberia
Ex-VP Taylor Charged in Drug Case
Liberia’s former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been charged with drug trafficking…