Browsing: West Africa
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…
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…