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Nigerian military impose curfew in northern state

May 17, 2013

 Nigerian security forces on Thursday announced a dusk to dawn curfew in northeast Adamawa State, following the declaration of State of Emergency by President Goodluck Joanthan.

Mali: Oxfam tells donors: “get it right”

May 17, 2013 These displaced people would give anything to go home to Mali

Elise Ford of OXFAM accepts that an event like the “Together for a New Mali” conference in Brussels is crucial for raising funds, but stresses the need to set the right tone, pointing out that similar large-scale funding events have suffered from a lack of ownership on the part of the populations targeted, citing Haiti as a dangerous precedent

Ghana: Domestic flights resume today

May 17, 2013 Domestic flights are expected to resume at the Kotoka International ..

Domestic flights are expected to resume Friday at the Kotoka International Airport after being grounded because aircrafts couldn’t refuel.

Ghana: Blackout stops local Flights

May 17, 2013 Black out: Flights grounded at Kotoka international airport in Accra

Domestic flights in Ghana have been grounded at the Kotoka International Airport due to a total blackout, local media reports have said.

Chad: Leaders of former political police wanted

May 17, 2013 Chad's former leader Hissene Habre has been dubbed

Twenty people were called on Thursday May 16 at Ndjamena. Following these hearings, eight were arrested. This is only the beginning of a series that will obviously move a very painful past in Chad.

Niger: Villagers vow to end female genital mutilation

May 17, 2013 Most Ghanaians in the Northern regions support female genital mutilation

About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses.

MALI-Government ready to talk to MNLA

May 17, 2013 Mali's Dioncounda Traoré rules out talks with the mainly Touareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

Mali’s Interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, has said he is ready to take part in a dialogue with the mainly Touareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, the MNLA. Meanwhile, government troops are advancing on Kidal.

Donors oath over $4bn for Mali recovery

May 17, 2013 French President François Hollande and Dioncounda Traoré, the president of Mali

International donors pledged more than $4.22bn on Wednesday to help Mali redeem after a dispute with al-Qaeda-linked fighters. The sum exceeds a goals of Mali that had asked donors for $2.57 for this year and next.

Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief's arrest

May 17, 2013 Jacqueline Moudeina, Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate

Mr Djibrine is accused of torturing and killing hundreds of opposition activists in the 1980s. It is not clear whether he will be tried in Chad or in Senegal; where Mr Habre is due to go on trial after being held under house arrest there since 2005.

Benin: Floods are back in Cotonou

May 17, 2013 Cotonou' streets during the rainy season

After the heavy downpours of these past days, moving through Cotonou is becoming a nightmare; roads have been flooded and unusable, rising the anger of the populations.