Four children of Gabon’s late President Omar Bongo have been indicted in France. Grace, Betty, Arthur and Hermine Bongo, all in their fifties, are accused of concealment, embezzlement of public funds, active and passive corruption and abuse of corporate assets…

Victims’ families of Bai Lowe, an alleged member of the Gambia Death Squad under former President Yahya Jammeh have reiterated calls for justice ahead of his trial in Germany next week. They made the call during a virtual media and…

The Nigerien opposition is demanding a referendum to decide whether or not the Barkhane and Takuba forces will come to the country. The Cap 20-21 Coalition lead by Mahamane Ousmane on Thursday denounced the procedure that the government intends to…

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s explosion that it said killed and injured at least 30 people in Nigeria’s Taraba state The attack occurred in the rural town of Iware, at market where…

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has directed all security agencies to deploy all operational and intelligence elements to rescue all kidnapped persons and immediately quell the security crisis in the country. The president gave the directive on Thursday when he met with heads of…

The Ivorian ministry of Interior during the weekend announced the seizure of more than two tonnes of cocaine. The ministry in a statement estimated the value of the drug seized at around forty-one billion CFA Francs or an equivalent of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the victims of an explosion that rocked an illegal refinery in Imo State and also ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country. President Buhari described the incident as a catastrophe and…

Days after the release of ousted Guinean former President Alpha Conde from house arrest, civil rights groups have warned against any move by the junta to delay an open trial for his role in the killing of hundreds of civilians.…