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…