West Africa

Five soldiers died on Tuesday while others were critically injured after an MRAP (mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicle) had an accident in Anambra State Eastern region of Nigeria. Local media reports that the soldiers from the 302 Artillery Regiment, General Support,…

Human Rights Watch, an international pressure group, says dozens of asylum seekers deported by the United States are subjected to human rights violations. The group made the disclosure in its report which assessed the situation between 2019 and 2021. Sankulleh…

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced, on Thursday, a more than 171-billion-dollar investment plan for Africa as she met with president Macky Sall. The EU chief was in Dakar to meet President Macky Sall who's also the…

Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has urged for a holistic collaboration by government at all levels to address the challenges faced by the vulnerable in society, especially children and young people. Osinbajo conveyed this message on Thursday during the Stakeholders…

The U.N. Security Council has yet to condemn the military takeover in Burkina Faso last month or call it a coup, rather it’s adopting a weak statement expressing “serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government” in the West African…

Liberian President George Weah is calling for international intervention to address the constant wave of coups by military personnel in the sub-region.  While delivering a keynote Address at the Joint UN Development Programme – UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding…

In Benin Republic, authorities have given details of the attacks which killed a dozen people in the far north of the country between Wednesday and Thursday.  During an extraordinary council of ministers on Thursday, the government took stock of the…

Two policemen have been shot dead as armed robbers attacked a bullion van at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, Oyo State, South West of Nigeria. The attack which happened on Thursday, left people scampering for safety as the exchange…

International Criminal Court judges on Thursday rejected a senior Ivory Coast politician’s claim for compensation after he was acquitted of involvement in deadly violence following elections in 2010. Former Youth Minister Charles Ble Goude was cleared in 2019, along with…

The military junta that recently seized power in Burkina Faso gave the deposed government's ministers 72 hours on Tuesday to vacate their official residence. The Patriotic Movement for Liberation and Restoration (MPSR) also ordered the ministers, who served in the…

The European Union on Tuesday said it is resuming financial assistance to Burundi’s government, citing a “peaceful political process” since the 2020 election that it said “opened a new window of hope” for Burundians. The EU suspended financial aid to…

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Tuesday said Sudanese authorities have released three of its journalists, who were held a day earlier in the capital Khartoum. In a tweet, the broadcast giant said the Sudanese authorities released the BBC Arabic…