West Africa

Gambia honours pro-democracy activist killed in custody

Banjul – Thousands of people turned out in the Gambian capital on Tuesday for the official funeral of a... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Ouidah – Every year in Benin, locals celebrate a festival in tribute to the deities of Voodoo, the indigenous... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Ouagadougou – France’s deputy foreign minister, on a visit to jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, on Tuesday denied accusations that Paris... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Diamniadio – The Senegalese government decided on Tuesday to ban night buses between towns and villages after the death... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Kano – Twelve Nigeria security personnel and local vigilantes were killed by unidentified gunmen in an area of northwestern... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Cotonou – Benin’s electoral officials were tallying ballots Tuesday from a parliamentary vote seen as a key test of... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Turku – Suspected warlord Gibril Massaquoi appeared on Tuesday in a Finnish appeals court accused of atrocities in Liberia’s... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Libreville – Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Monday appointed Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze as the new prime minister, tasking him... Read more

11 Jan, 2023

Lagos – Gunmen attacked a train station in southern Nigeria, kidnapping about 30 people and wounding others, before police... Read more

10 Jan, 2023

Bamako – A policeman died and three others were wounded on Monday in the latest in a string of... Read more

10 Jan, 2023