Browsing: West Africa
JOS, Nigeria — Armed bandits in Nigeria’s central Plateau State have kidnapped 28 people, including women and children, as they traveled to an annual Islamic…
BAMAKO, Mali — In a historic consolidation of military power in the Sahel, the armed forces of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formally operationalized…
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled Nigeria’s most sweeping security overhaul in more than a decade, formally abolishing the legal distinction between…
ACCRA, Ghana — A popular Ghanaian social media influencer, Frederick Kumi, better known by his online alias Abu Trica, has been arrested in Ghana on…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has unveiled a 28-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, featuring a formidable array of…
COTONOU, Benin — France officially disclosed on Tuesday that it furnished surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last…
COTONOU, Benin — A group of soldiers in the West African nation of Benin announced on state television Sunday that they had successfully removed President…
COTONOU, Benin — Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin appeared on national television Friday to announce that they had successfully seized power and…
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Major-General Horta Inta-a was installed as Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers executed a swift power grab that toppled…
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — In a rapid turn of events that has plunged Guinea-Bissau into deeper political uncertainty, Army General Horta N’Tam was sworn in as…