West Africa

The International Criminal Police Organization says an estimated one point three billion CFA Francs or two million euros were frozen and over one hundred arrests were made in a covert operation in the fight against organized crime in West Africa.…

Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia DLEAG apprehended two suspected drug traffickers with 104 Blocks of substance suspected to be cocaine. The suspects who are Bissau Guineans, were also caught in possession of over 200,000 Gambian…

One thousand young Ivoirians have been captured for a digital training program that aims to give youths the necessary skills to manage the digital sector. The program was flagged off Tuesday by the Ivorian Ministry for Youth Promotion, Professional Integration…

Bamako, and Ouagadougou have signed multiple cooperation agreements covering diplomacy, the economy, trade, and mining. For three days, experts from both countries worked on the framework for putting these agreements into operation. At the end of the 10th joint session…

The Liberian Government is currently investigating an extradition request filed by the Sierra Leonean authority against its former Chief Superintendent of Police Mohammed Yaetey Turay. The authorities in Freetown have accused the former Police of his alleged involvement in the…

Security sources in Burkina Faso have confirmed a deadly attack in the center east region in which scores of people were killed. The suspected terrorist attack is the latest to hit the fragile state that is fighting a seven-year insurgency.…

The recent development in Niger only makes for more questions than answers as the situation evolves with surprising twists. For example, the CNSP closed the nation’s airspace on Monday after it cited intelligence reports of an imminent military intervention by…

In Niger, the ruling military has announced the appointment of a civilian prime minister. In a statement broadcast on national television late Monday, the CNSP said it had appointed Lamine ZEINE Ali Mahamane as head of the new government. He,…

The Senegalese Minister of Justice has clarified the case of Juan Branco, the Franco-Spanish lawyer of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. An international arrest warrant had been issued for the lawyer, who was arrested on Sunday and charged but was…

Niger’s airspace closed on Sunday by the Junta will remain a no-fly zone until further notice. The CNSP officials cited the threat of military intervention from the Regional body after they rejected a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president.…

Several non-governmental organizations have warned of the impact of ECOWAS’s economic and financial sanctions on displaced persons and vulnerable populations in the country. This was the concern voiced by the NGOs in a joint statement over the weekend. These organizations…

The Gambian port in Banjul is hosting The British Royal Navy, His Majesty’s Ship HMS. The ship docked at the port early Sunday morning as its first point of call in its three months tour of West Africa and the…