West Africa

With over 100,000 applicants from 199 countries, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, a Ghanaian oncologist nurse, has won the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award and a $250,000 prize money.
Guided by love and compassion, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has provided emergency relief items to over 500 individuals affected by recent fire disasters in three communities in Freetwon: Kroo
In an impassioned speech to the Commonwealth: Mariyam Konneh calls for ‘’more support to Young People and Women in Business”
Black Without Borders: What Sierra Leone Taught Me About Home
A young inventor from Kano State, northern Nigeria, Khalifa Aminu, has developed an innovative solution aimed at improving mobility for the visually impaired.
Ghana earns $1.8 billion in cocoa exports in the first four months of 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana.
Ghana has received its first consignment of crude oil imported from Angola, marking a significant milestone for the country’s energy sector.
Togo has temporarily suspended the issuance of all new mining permits to foreign mining companies, as they seek to join the Alliance of Sahel States.
Mali’s transitional government has announced plans to build a major gold refinery in its capital, Bamako, in partnership with Russia. The project, backed by a strategic agreement between the two
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan delivered a stellar performance at the 2025 Rabat Diamond League, clinching victory in the women's 100m hurdles with a new record time of 12.45 seconds, surpassing the
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following Galatasaray's victory in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Burkina Faso has progressed with its 'Smart Burkina' initiative, a comprehensive surveillance project developed in collaboration with Chinese firms to install 900 surveillance cameras across the country.
Every day, vehicles and motorcycles theft and fleet management challenges are increasing in Sierra Leone. With Track Always, a Sierra Leonean GPS tracking company, your vehicle is in safe hands.
Born on April 10, 1965, in Gando, Burkina Faso, Diébédo Francis Kéré is renowned for his sustainable and community-focused architectural designs. He designed the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum.
After nearly 20 years without a national carrier, Ghana is set to reestablish a national airline, as President John Dramani Mahama plans to position Ghana as a key aviation hub

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