Tag: west africa

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African...

LAGOS, Nigeria & JOHANNESBURG — Global analytics software provider FICO today announced a partnership with FPG Technologies & Solutions LTD, a member of FlexiP...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Entravision (NYSE: EVC) a leading global advertising solutions, media and technology company, announced today that its Africa-based digital business unit, Entravision...

DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, ocean and road freight solutions, has strengthened its leadership teams in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire,...

The dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram has renamed the terrorist group as Islamic State in West Africa, BBC reported this morning. The sect in...

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $105m grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts in West African countries infected with the...

Mali's government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday. Outgoing...

We note the recent attacks of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State and some comments about them in the media by some leading Nigerians. For...

When France began mining uranium ore in the desert of northern Niger in the early 1970s, Arlit was a cluster of miners' huts stranded...

Senegal sculptor Ousmane Sow has become the first African to join France's Academy of Fine Arts. The 78-year-old, considered one of Africa's foremost artists, dedicated...

Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when...

The number of pirate attacks in the West African waters may double next year if the sub-regional governments fail to protect off-shore assets. Already, there...