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Chad is celebrating its 65th independence anniversary today, Monday, against a tense political backdrop. In a national address on the eve of the festivities, President Mahamat Déby Itno urged citizens to safeguard peace and unity as the nation navigates heightened…
The Burkinabè army says it has thwarted a major terrorist assault on the eastern town of Kantchari, killing around 100 fighters in the process. The operation, carried out on Saturday, August 9, was described as swift and decisive by the…
Several thousand people flooded the streets of Yopougon this weekend in a show of opposition to President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term. The peaceful rally was organised by the united front of the African Peoples’ Party – Côte…
The African Peoples’ Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), led by former President Laurent Gbagbo, is demanding the immediate release of two senior officials arrested in connection with recent unrest in Yopougon. Former Defense Minister Moïse Lida Kouassi and Ambassador Koné…
In Monrovia, Liberia, a shocking rape case involving a 12-year-old girl has ignited public anger and renewed calls for stronger child protection measures. The girl alleges that in June, a 28-year-old community member raped her, recorded the assault, and threatened…
In Ghana, two of the eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash have been laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and MP for Tamale Central,…
In Nigeria, a former senior Customs officer is calling for the reinstatement of capital punishment for drug-related offences. Ibrahim Etsu, who once headed the Customs’ Drug Control Unit, says the death penalty previously served as an effective deterrent, citing a…
Ghana observed a solemn farewell on Sunday, August 10, 2025, as the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru, were laid to rest. The Janazah…
In Niger, authorities have temporarily suspended the operations of about 30 money transfer agencies in the southern region of Dosso. The government says the closures are part of a security measure to curb illicit financing and cross-border cash flows suspected…
In Chad, the trial of prominent opposition leader and former prime minister Succès Masra resumed Saturday in N’Djamena, with prosecutors seeking a 25-year prison sentence. Masra, along with 74 others, is accused of criminal conspiracy, spreading racist and xenophobic messages,…
The United Nations has raised concerns over escalating insecurity across West Africa and the Sahel, warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis. Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, told the UN Security…
The Ghanaian government has begun investigating the circumstances surrounding a deadly military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two cabinet ministers. The aircraft reportedly lost radar contact shortly after takeoff on August 6 while on an official mission to…
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