Browsing: West Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday defended his administration’s sweeping economic reforms, saying they had stabilised Africa’s largest economy and restored…
BAMAKO, Mali — The world’s first surviving nonuplets have celebrated their fifth birthday, marking another remarkable milestone for the record-breaking siblings who captured global attention…
ACCRA, Ghana — Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Accra ahead of the high-level Tana Forum on Security in Africa, a key platform…
ACCRA, Ghana — A Ghanaian footballer has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire on a team bus, in an attack that has renewed concerns…
COTONOU, Benin — Voters in Benin went to the polls on Sunday to elect a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after…
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law controversial legislation that significantly toughens penalties for same-sex relationships, drawing sharp criticism from…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Kenya’s Supreme Court judge, Isaac Lenaola, has been elected President of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL), the body…
ACCRA, Ghana — At least 55 Ghanaian nationals have been killed while fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently held as prisoners…
KANO, Nigeria — Religious enforcement officers in northern Nigeria’s Kano have arrested nine Muslims accused of eating publicly during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.…
ACCRA, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana are pursuing the arrest of a Russian national accused of secretly recording and distributing intimate images of Ghanaian women…