The General Staff of the armies said a jihadist attack attributed to the Islamic State killed 4 Malian soldiers. According to the Malian Armed Forces (Fama) on Sunday afternoon, their troops reacted forcefully to a complex and coordinated attack by…

The Nigeria Government has declared the upsurge of crude oil theft a national emergency. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, during a courtesy visit to the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa revealed that about 400,000 barrels of…

As part of the promotion of ECOWAS activities in Niger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, through the ECOWAS National Unit, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has launched a Training of Trainers Workshop on migration…

In furtherance of efforts to strengthen its bilateral relations with Burkina Faso, Egypt has extended invitation to the West African nation to the Sharm El Sheikh Conference of Parties on climate change (COP 27). Ambassador of Egypt to Faso, Ibrahim…

Farmers said good soil moisture content in Cote d’Ivore’s cocoa regions is helping pods develop well on trees, making for a strong start for the October-to-March main crop despite below-average rains in most areas. Cote d’Ivore, the world’s top cocoa…

Concerns over Ghana’s ability to repay its debt to external creditors is back again on the front burner following the downgrading of the country’s economy. The Standards and Poor’s latest ratings puts Ghana’s creditworthiness into junk status and Ghana’s worst…

Police in the Gambia has launched an investigation into the sudden death of an inmate who was briefly detained. Fakebba Colly collapsed in a police cell at the Sukuta Police Station in the West Coast Region of the Gambia. He…