The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

EU and France suspend financial aid to Niger, while the AU calls on the military to return to their barracks.

Mutinuous soldiers in Niger have overthrown the nation's democratically elected government, adding it to a growing list of countries in West Africa's Sahel region where military regimes rule

The president of the West African state of Niger was being held by members of his guard on Wednesday in what regional powers condemned as an attempted coup.

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'état" in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU's foreign policy chief said…

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 9 July 2023. He took over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

Cocoa beans are the primary ingredient in chocolate confectionery products enjoyed worldwide. Cocoa is an agricultural product that grows in equatorial climates, making West Africa the leading producing region. The Ivory Coast leads the world in annual cocoa bean production, and neighboring Ghana is the second-top producing country.

A typical west African menu is not complete without a fermented food or drink. These are foods that have been transformed by natural processes involving “friendly” microorganisms like bacteria or yeast. The microorganisms break down the sugars and other substances in the food, which changes the taste and texture, and…

West African heads of states have chosen Nigeria's newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the Ecowas regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau's leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Sep ICE NY cocoa (CCU23 ) on Monday closed +25 (+0.76%), and Sep ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU23 ) closed +26 (+1.01%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate gains. Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past month, with Sep NY cocoa prices posting a contract high last Monday and nearest-futures...