The latest news from West Africa, summarised in English country by country — Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger… — from the local press. 499 articles published.
The Chinese-language radio programme “Ni Hao! China” marked 456 days on air at a ceremony in Abuja. Launched in July 2025 by the Chinese Embassy and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, the programme introduces Chinese language and culture, according to officials from both institutions cited by Leadership.
Source: Leadership
Guinea’s Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely the trial of former magistrate Algassimou Diallo, after his lawyers withdrew and he refused to defend himself alone. The public prosecutor’s office must facilitate his communications with counsel to ensure his rights, Mosaiqueguinee reports.
Source: Mosaiqueguinee
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress is due to vet the applications of 54 candidates for positions in its Western Region on 17 October 2026. The step will precede internal elections scheduled for November, in a process described as peaceful by Amos Atta, chairman of the regional electoral committee.
Source: 3news
Togo and China have signed several agreements covering public finances, trade, agriculture, security and the media. A protocol provides for partial cancellation of Togo’s debt, while the two countries are also strengthening customs and economic cooperation, according to Focusinfos.
Source: Focusinfos
The human rights committee of Ghana’s Parliament is calling for an expedited prosecution of the head of a technical high school in Obuasi, who is accused of sexual abuse, and the maximum sentence if he is found guilty. The official has been suspended and a police investigation has begun, Theghanareport reports.
Source: Theghanareport
The Guinea Road Management Agency organised an information session on breast and cervical cancer for its workers. Retired obstetrician-gynaecologist Havanatou Camara stressed the importance of early screening, Guinéenews reports.
Source: Guinéenews
The New Alliance of General Directorate of Taxes Staff (ANADGI) has welcomed recent appointments in the Ivorian tax administration and announced a new campaign to secure the departure of retired staff. The union presents these promotions as support for revenue mobilisation at year-end, according to its statement published in Abidjan on 15 October 2026.
Source: Connection Ivoirienne
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô is asking unions to suspend their general strike on 21, 22 and 23 October. He has proposed a three-month moratorium to establish a social truce, at a meeting of the social pact steering committee, according to APS.
Source: APS
The All Progressives Congress has released the list of its advisory committee for the 2027 presidential and regional campaigns in Kano State. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will chair the body, which includes political leaders, religious dignitaries and senior public officials, according to the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Source: Dailytrust
Rice consumption is rising in Ghana, where the cereal has become the second most consumed and could overtake maize. Despite favourable growing conditions and investment in the sector, locally produced rice remains less popular than imports from Thailand, Vietnam and India, according to The Ghana Report.
Source: Theghanareport
Liberia’s House of Representatives has summoned the Education Ministry to respond to school disruptions linked to a teachers’ strike in Monrovia’s school system. Students have been protesting as teachers demand, among other things, that volunteers be added to the payroll and salary adjustments, reports The Liberian Investigator.
Source: The Liberian Investigator
The Senelec Foundation and the Senegalese League Against Cancer organised an awareness, screening and free consultation day in Joal for more than 500 women. Oncological surgeons, midwives and specialists from Dakar took part, according to Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
The Burkinabè Foundation Against Cancer has inaugurated a ‘Pink Street’ in Ouagadougou dedicated to awareness and early screening for women’s cancers. Designed as a permanent facility, it offers free screening and the distribution of breast prostheses, according to Burkina 24.
Source: Burkina 24
Ghana’s Central Regional Education Directorate is urging parents, traditional leaders and communities to tackle child marriage and early pregnancies, which disrupt girls’ education. The call was made on the International Day of the Girl in Ekon, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Food imports, insecurity and production difficulties are undermining Nigeria’s self-sufficiency, while the suspension of customs duties is said to have deprived the state of more than 188 billion naira in revenue. The policy, launched in 2024 to fight inflation, is also weakening farmers’ competitiveness, Daily Trust reports.
Source: Dailytrust
Togo is taking part in a meeting of the directors-general of customs of the Alliance of Sahel States and the commissioner-general of the Togolese Revenue Office, which opened on 15 October 2026 in Ouagadougou. The discussions concern harmonising procedures, interconnecting IT systems and securing transit, in order to reduce the time needed to transport goods to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, reports Togotopnews.
Source: Togotopnews
Germany’s ambassador to Ghana, Frederik Landshoeft, is calling for protection of the Volta Region’s coastline that also takes residents’ livelihoods and safety into account. During a dialogue organised in Keta by the German embassy, participants called for interventions suited to communities facing coastal erosion and displacement risks, according to the Ghanaian Times.
Source: Ghanaiantimes
Two explosions in Nigeria’s Edo and Rivers states left five people feared dead and at least 31 injured, including a pregnant woman. A gas pipeline leak in Aleto also destroyed about 50 houses, while victims are being treated in several hospitals, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
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