Government and security sources in Burkina Faso say suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in attacks in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali on Wednesday and Thursday. Attacks by militants with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State are…

Nigeria’s Niger State Government has released the names of the students, teachers, and other residents abducted from Government Science Secondary School Kagara on Wednesday. A list which emanated from the State Ministry of Education shows 27 students were abducted alongside…

Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted African Health Ministers meeting on 17 February. A rapid vaccine rollout is expected in the wake of the WHO listing…

Authorities in Liberia have announced a suspected case of the Ebola virus in a 26year old lady who arrived in the country from Guinea’s South – Nzerekore a border town and commercial hub – where the disease this week killed…

The trial of a former Liberian rebel commander continued in the Swiss city of Bellinzona with a fourth witness testifying against the suspected. He too, like the previous witnesses, said that Aliou Kosiah and his rebel fighters were responsible for…

Gambian President Barrow has called for unity and reconciliation. President Barrow made the call on the occasion of the Gambia’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The Gambian leader urged people to stay away from partisan politics and conflict as such acts threaten…