West Africa

Fight in Senegal parliament over ‘insult’ to religious leader

Dakar – Lawmakers exchanged blows and hurled a chair in Senegal’s parliament on Thursday over a perceived insult towards... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Accra – Ghana should take immediate steps to end the shackling of people with real or perceived mental health... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Abuja – Nigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over posting a tweet about the physical appearance of... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has asked France, its former colonial power and ally, to provide “weapons and ammunition” for... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Libreville – One of Sao Tome’s leading opposition figures says accusations that he sought to mount a coup in... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday began the long-awaited trial of 18 people accused of abetting... Read more

1 Dec, 2022

Cotonou – Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around... Read more

1 Dec, 2022

Bamako – West Africa’s mediator for Mali has given a positive message about the country’s return to civilian rule... Read more

30 Nov, 2022

Abidjan – Eighteen people go on trial in Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused of involvement in one of West... Read more

30 Nov, 2022

Madrid – Three migrants who arrived in Spain after enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria on the rudder of... Read more

30 Nov, 2022