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Eromo Egbejule

Eromo Egbejule is the Guardian’s West Africa correspondent, based in Ivory Coast

July 2024

  • A group of men stand outside near some trees, some holding bows

    Kidnappings soar in central Africa’s ‘triangle of death’

  • An orange car and a man driving a donkey and cart pass a poster reading, 'Don't let the razorblade be our nation's symbol.'

    MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation

  • Col Assimi Goïita, Gen Abdourahamane Tiani, and Capt Ibrahim Traoré (R) salute as they stand to attention at the summit. All are wearing military uniform

    Ecowas warns of ‘disintegration’ as juntas split from west African bloc

  • Women carrying children queue outside a clinic

    Child malnutrition crisis in Nigeria amid rural violence and soaring food inflation

June 2024

  • Supporters of Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, attend the final campaign rally in Nouakchott.

    Voters in Mauritania’s fledgling democracy head to the polls

  • Dried-out ground on the edge of the Gaddara Dam, where water levels have dropped

    ‘Whack-a-mole situation’: Algerian officials wrestle with water shortage anger

  • Red and white Dana Air plane on a runway with airport staff signalling

    Nigeria keeps building airports – but where are the passengers?

  • A group of Nigerian women singing together with two playing the drums

    ‘This goes beyond the church’: the Nigerian women in a sisterhood of millions

  • ‘A lingering taste of coconut and vanilla’: how Nigerians reclaimed ‘moonshine’ palm spirit

  • Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins

May 2024

  • Bola Tinubu raises his hand flanked by military officials during an honour guard

    Nigeria’s rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity

  • People reading newspapers at a street stall

    Democracy under scrutiny as Nigerians struggle to afford the basics

  • Streetwise … Lagos, Nigeria, where Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Adenle is set.

    Five of the best
    Five of the best books about west African cities

  • Photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali a few years ago

    More control, less deniability: what next for Russia in Africa after Wagner?

  • Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria over money laundering charges

  • Opposition cries foul over ‘dynastic dictatorship’ as Chad goes to polls

  • Ukraine war live
    Russia-Ukraine war: Lithuania hits out at Russia ‘disinformation’ over spy claims – as it happened

  • US confirms Russian forces deployed to same Niger airbase as American troops

  • Chad leader tries to step out of his battle-tested father’s shadow

April 2024

  • Ibrahim Traoré

    Burkina Faso bans more media over coverage of alleged massacre

    The Guardian and Le Monde among latest outlets blocked, following on from BBC and VOA last week
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