Browsing: West Africa
CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s crackdown on illegal artisanal gold mining has triggered a major cross-border displacement crisis in West Africa, forcing thousands of foreign nationals…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola virus disease case in its capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests detected the infection in a woman who…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria faces renewed industrial tension after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rejected the Federal Government’s response to demands for urgent economic relief…
ACCRA, Ghana — Before the morning rush begins at Neoplan bus station in Ghana’s capital, praise and worship fill the air as a group of…
ACCRA, Ghana — For years, verifying a person’s identity in Ghana often involved a familiar routine. A bank teller would examine a national identity card,…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military government has officially severed diplomatic relations with France, escalating a years-long deterioration in ties between the West African…
IBADAN, Nigeria — A rare and symbolic wedding ceremony in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has drawn attention after twin brothers married twin sisters…
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s military authorities have launched a large-scale manhunt after an early-morning attack on Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital Niamey left…
West Africa is grappling with a convergence of security and public health crises, with fresh militant violence in the Sahel, a worsening Ebola outbreak in…
ABUJA, Nigeria — An Abuja court has sentenced four men to death for their role in the 2022 attack on a Catholic church in south-western…