Browsing: West Africa
LOMÉ, Togo — Togo has arrested and expelled Burkina Faso’s former president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, sending him back to his home country after authorities in…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s government says it has prevented an alleged assassination attempt targeting the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in what…
MINNA, Nigeria — A brutal raid by armed gangs in Nigeria’s Niger State has left at least 30 people dead and several others abducted, marking…
LAGOS, Nigeria — Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has celebrated a proud moment for Kenya and Africa’s youth following the victory of 23-year-old Rejoice Waithera at…
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghanaian authorities have arrested self-proclaimed prophet Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, after his widely publicized prediction of a catastrophic “end-of-the-world”…
BAMAKO / OUAGADOUGOU — Mali and Burkina Faso have announced sweeping travel bans on United States citizens, escalating diplomatic tensions with Washington after the Trump…
CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s transitional leader and former coup commander Gen. Mamady Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the December 28 presidential election, according…
SOKOTO STATE, Nigeria — The United States has conducted what President Donald Trump characterized as a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State (IS) militants…
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…