West Africa

The Liberian government has declared three days of mourning following the death of at least 29 people due to a stampede during a Christian crusade. The tragic incident occurred in the densely populated Town Ship of New Kru Town, the…

The German Defense Ministry says Mali's authorities banned its military plane with 75 troops on board from overflying the country late on Wednesday, forcing it to divert to Gran Canaria. The transport plane was on its way from a German…

Four French soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Burkina Faso, France's military told AFP Tuesday evening. "(Their) off-road vehicle activated an IED as it left Ouahigouya airport," the army said in a statement, adding the…

In Cameroon, kidnappers on Wednesday broke into a bilingual high school a few minutes after classes had commenced. The events took place in Weh, a town in the Menchum department of the English-speaking North West region of the country.

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has sacked the country’s attorney general and minister of justice minister. Anthony Yeiwoh Brewah’s sacking has been linked to the pardoning of prisoners on New Year's Day but the government is yet to issue…

Ghana’s Central Bank has directed all financial institutions to only accept Ghana Cards for all transactions. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) explained that this order takes effect from July 1, 2022. From Accra, Eric Mawuena Egbeta completes the story.

In Ghana, Media advocacy group, United Press for Development Network, has petitioned the inspector general of police, Dr George Akufo-Dampare over the lack of closure in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.  The undercover journalist who worked with Tiger…

The campaign, “Jammeh2Justice has described as inadequate, the 2.8 million USD proposed by the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRCC), of which investigated alleged crimes committed during Yahya Jammeh's 22 years in power.  The report released late last year…

In Burkina Faso, the permanent secretariat of the National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation says there are over 1.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Burkina Faso as of December 31, 2021. Many of these IDPs are children who…

Malian authorities say they have neutralized several terrorists including the second in command from the Macina Liberation Front Ousmane Sidibé known as "Bobala".  The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) said airstrikes and offensives in the regions of Mopti and Ségou in…

The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission IEC has announced a date for the 2022 National Assembly elections The electoral commission also announced a date for the nomination for aspiring candidates throughout the country. Sankulleh Janko has more from Banjul.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency of Nigeria  on Monday arrested three suspects with a truckload of illegal drugs in Edo State, South-South of Nigeria. State Commander of the agency, Buba Wakawa, made the disclosure in Benin, the State Capital,…