Guinea Kankan Mayor Security Rules Draw Criticism
Kankan Mayor Lamine Labo Kourouma faces criticism over September 2026 security rules requiring residents to report outsiders to neighborhood chiefs.
September 11, 2026Topic
West Africa
AFRICOM Announces New Military Equipment Delivery to Nigeria in West Africa
The United States Africa Command delivered critical military supplies to Nigerian forces in Abuja, deepening a security partnership against jihadist
September 10, 2026
Liberia Is US$45m Away From Its First Billion-Dollar Revenue Year
Liberia domestic revenue has reached US$954.7m in fiscal 2026, leaving the state US$45.3m short of its first US$1bn collection year.
September 8, 2026
An Igbo-Language Film Has Just Set a Record Nollywood Had Never Filled
The highest-grossing Igbo film ever, Ikenga: The Last Festival, has passed N75m at the Nigerian box office since opening on...
September 8, 2026
Nigeria’s Petrol Import Bill Rose Almost Tenfold in a Single Quarter
Nigeria petrol imports rose 989.4% to N952.15bn in the second quarter of 2026, even as the country's trade surplus widened...
September 8, 2026
Ghana Has Counted 8,578 Fibre Cuts This Year, and Paid US$20m to Mend Them
Ghana fibre cuts reached 8,578 in 2026 and cost operators more than US$20m, with road works behind 49% and illegal...
September 8, 2026
Sierra Leone Is Winding Up the Company That Held Its Mining Stake
Sierra Leone is winding up the Mineral Wealth Fund company and ending its Tonkolili North stake, in what officials call...
September 6, 2026
Liberia’s Former Vice-President Is Under House Arrest, Not Free
In the Howard-Taylor case a Liberian court moved the former vice-president from prison to guarded house arrest, with travel papers...
September 6, 2026
Burkina Faso Recorded 1.4 Million Fewer Malaria Cases in Two Years
Burkina Faso malaria cases are down 1,405,002 in two years, a 37.5% fall by week 34, after vaccination, chemoprevention and...
September 6, 2026