Members of Gambian opposition party United Democratic Party (UDP) were over the weekend attacked in the village of former President Yahya Jammeh. According to the party spokesperson Almamy Taal, the delegation consisted members of the party's voter registration monitoring team.…

A major Ivorian opposition member returned from exile over the weekend.  Noël Akossi Benjo who is the former mayor of the commune of Plateau was forced into exile with his family three years ago after being accused of embezzlement of…

A recent UNICEF report indicates that more than two million people are suffering from malnutrition in Niger. The organization says the combination of armed conflict and natural disasters explains this situation which has led to significant displacement in the country…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The mother of…

In Burkina Faso, thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday, demanding a stronger response to rising jihadist bloodshed after a massacre last month killed more than 130 people. The landlocked West African country has faced increasing attacks by…

The Kaduna State Government  of Nigeria, has confirmed that seven people were killed in a span of three days by suspected bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…

Four soldiers have been killed in Central Mali, after their patrol was ambushed by suspected militants. The Malian army made this known in a statement on Sunday. The latest attack comes after France’s Ministry of Defence announced it will resume joint…

Guinea Bissau’s former Prime Minister Domingo Simoes Pereira risks prosecution after facing accusation of corruption during the time he was prime minister from 2014-2015. He is accused of misappropriating 35.2 billion francs CFA. The former Prime Minister is also accused…