West Africa

Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, who made frantic attempt to infiltrate the ancient town of Biu, Borno State, North-Eastern…

Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has died at the age of 76, officials said on Sunday.  He was ousted by the military in 2020 after a turbulent seven-year rule. Veronic Njie has more:

In Nigeria, dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorizing areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands…

The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali has grounded its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the regional monetary union…

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, has announced the closure of its manufacturing plant. According to the company, its decision follows government’s introduction of the duty discount on benchmark value policy in 2019, which has…

Investors in Ghana's bond market are worried about the country's ability to pay back commitment with a widening debt portfolio.  The concerns have heightened after International rating agency, Fitch, downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to a ‘B-‘ from…

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says the European Union will take sanctions against Mali today.  On Wednesday, the French minister for Europe said the sanctions are in line with the vigorous economic and diplomatic measures taken by ECOWAS in…

The Customs Service, Kwara State Command has intercepted 3,620 live ammunition cartridges valued at over 10 thousand dollars. Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Hussani Bello Ahmed who disclosed this to the press on Wednesday said the large quantity of ammunition was…

In Liberia a request by prosecuting lawyers’ to televise the prosecution of opposition leader, Alexander Cummings and two other party officials has been denied by Monrovia City Court Judge Jomah Jallah. The Alternative National Congress Political Leader is accused of…

The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country effective from today, January 13, 2022. The Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa made the disclosure in a statement released late Wednesday. Usman…

In Burkina Faso, eight soldiers were arrested on Monday, January 10 for attempted Coup D'état.  The information was confirmed yesterday Tuesday by the military prosecutor in a statement.  Among those implicated, the Corps Commander of the 12th Commando Infantry Regiment…

Former State Guard Commander and aide to former President Yahya Jammeh and co have been arrested by the Gambia Police Force. The commander and several former soldiers returned from Equatorial Guinea after fleeing with the former Gambian leader in January…