[Daily News] TAIFA Stars are all set to begin their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on a gas pedal as they face Niger in Cotonou, Benin today.

[Concord] President Muhammadu Buhari has charged executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration with leaders to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region.

[DW] On a visit to Niger, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the Bundeswehr's training mission in the West African nation as a success. He also called for a follow-up project.

[The Conversation Africa] The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times.

[DW] Germany is set to draw down its EU deployment in Mali and increase its UN deployment. France is withdrawing from Mali amid friction with the military junta there.