Hip-hop skipping across continents.
African hip-hop rappers seem to be the setting standard of how the music should be made internationally.
Battle royal reaches boiling point in Ghana
As kings feud, ordinary people bear the brunt of Ghana's power vacuum, writes Afua Hirsch.
West African growth forecast dims amid political turmoil
A robust growth forecast for the West African Economic and Monetary Union will likely be dampened by new political turmoil in the region.
Maritime agency sounds West Africa piracy alarm
A spate of ship hijackings off West Africa indicates the region could emerge as a new piracy "hotspot", a global maritime watchdog has warned.
West Africa new hub for trafficking illicit goods
West Africa has become the transit route for cigarettes, counterfeit medicines, arms and people in the wake of a declining cocaine traffic.
