The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

Investigation into suspected Lassa fever case in Iowa after West Africa travel. Learn about symptoms, transmission, and prevention efforts.

In September 2024, authorities in Benin detained the country’s former sports minister and a prominent businessman for allegedly plotting a coup against the West African nation’s president, Patrice Talon. Had a putsch materialized, Benin would have joined a growing list of African countries to have experienced a military coup over…

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In West Africa, certain emblematic species such as the elephant are at risk of extinction. The head of…

This week's podcast focuses on textile waste from fast fashion. As cheap clothes from China, Asia and Europe increasingly end up in West Africa, pollution is rising – particularly in Ghana. RFI spoke to Greenpeace Africa investigators to understand the scale of the issue and how to combat it.

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Tuesday closed up +327 (+4.29%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +149 (+2.64%). Cocoa prices Tuesday settled sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices are climbing as heavy rain in West Africa has caused flooding and...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +339 (+4.45%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +155 (+2.75%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices are climbing as heavy rain in West Africa has caused flooding and...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed up +210 (+2.79%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +122 (+2.21%). Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's sharp rally, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high. Heavy rain in...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +236 (+3.13%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +148 (+2.68%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high. Heavy rain in West Africa...

Seven West African nations are facing backlash after supporting a proposal to resume commercial whaling – claiming it would help fight food insecurity. The move, unexpected from nations with no whaling tradition, was met with dismay from conservation groups.

About 600 million Africans don't have electrical service in their homes, with electrification rates in West Africa as low as 8%.

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change