The police in Nigeria on Monday arrested a man in Lagos who had been accused of being a terrorist. A mob had descended on 29 year old Sanni Gafar, and were ready to lynch him when police officials intervened. According…

Gunmen have again abducted a Catholic priest along Okigwe-Umunneochi Road, between Imo and Abia states in Nigeria’s South-east region. The Director of Communication of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Benjamin Achi, confirmed the incident on Monday. The abducted priest, Chinedu Nwadike,…

Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to a €200 million transaction with KfW Ipex-Bank, Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) and Bluebird Finance & Projects to install clean water systems across more than a thousand villages, government sources say. Signed in…

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), to reduce the malaria burden of the country. President Buhari at the inauguration told the 16-member council headed by the founder and president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote,…

Liberian President George Weah Tuesday suspended three senior government officials sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption and ordered for their investigation. A statement released by the president said he views the allegations against the officials contained in the US…

A prominent critic of Sierra Leone's government has been killed during a police raid, raising serious concerns about extrajudicial killings and accusations of targeting opposition figures. It happened when officers raided the hideout of alleged suspects behind last week’s violent…