Nigeria: 41 Dead After Bandits, Vigilantes Clashes In Katsina State

Authorities in Nigeria's Katsina state have launched a joint security operation after 41 people were killed when a vigilante group clashed with bandits who attacked their village. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Says Separatists Relaunch Attacks, IED Use After Death of Self Proclaimed General

Cameroon says separatists have killed and abducted villagers in the troubled South-West region in retaliation after the military this week killed a rebel leader and three of his… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Electoral Commission Faces Growing Insecurity Ahead of February 25 Polls

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission says an attack Wednesday on its offices in southeast Anambra state destroyed hundreds of ballot boxes and other election… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank Deploys 30,000 Agents in Final Recall of Old Currency

The Central Bank of Nigeria has mobilized 30,000 agents nationwide to help the vulnerable and those living in remote areas exchange their cash for the nation's new currency. The… Read more »

Nigeria: Reprisals Feared After Bombing of 40 Pastoralists

Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from an attack on animal herders has risen to 40. The strike took place Wednesday in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nigeria's… Read more »

Cameroon: Media Community Mourns Killing of Radio Journalist

Cameroon journalists are calling for an investigation and say their profession is in danger after a popular radio host investigating government corruption was found dead. Read more »

Cameroon: 2,000 Nigerian Refugees Leaving Cameroon but Majority to Stay

Hundreds of Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram terrorism to northern Cameroon started returning home this week, with about 2,000 expected to leave by Monday. This is the first… Read more »

Nigeria: Two Truck Accidents in Nigeria Leave 20 Dead

Nigerian authorities say 20 people were killed over the weekend following two truck-related road accidents. Read more »

Senegal: Politics Heat Up As President Sall Stays Silent About Third Term

Senegal's former prime minister Aminata Toure says she will keep fighting against a possible third term for her former boss, President Macky Sall, who remains silent on his… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit

African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate change, soaring… Read more »

Nigeria: With New Deep Sea Port, Nigeria's Focus Turns to Better Road, Rail Connections

Nigerian authorities have hailed the launch of a deepwater seaport in Lagos they say will create 300,000 jobs and reduce shipping bottlenecks. While the new port is expected to… Read more »

Mali: UN Agency Warns of Vacuum After European Forces Leave Mali

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, warns the departure of European forces from Mali has created a dangerous vacuum in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Analysts Question Charges Against Central Bank Chief

Nigeria's secret police are investigating Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele for alleged financial crimes, financing terrorism, and graft. But the banker's supporters say the… Read more »

Cameroon: Govt Denies Canada's Mediation With Separatists

Cameroon has denied an announcement that Canada will mediate the African country's separatist conflict, saying such a role was never mandated. Canada's foreign ministry last week… Read more »

Cameroon: Journalists Call for Investigation After Abduction, Death of Prominent Radio Reporter

Cameroonian journalists are calling for an independent investigation after popular radio reporter Martinez Zogo was found dead in the capital, Yaounde. Zogo was abducted last week… Read more »

Ghana: Retiree Bondholders Resist Revaluation, Delay U.S.$3 Billion IMF Deal

Ghana this week for a third time extended a deadline for Ghanaian bondholders to exchange their government bonds for lower value ones, in an effort to restructure its crippling… Read more »

Nigeria: Attackers Kill and Behead Villagers Near IDP Camp in Benue State

Nigerian authorities say armed men on Thursday night attacked a village in north central Benue state, near an IDP camp, killing at least eight people, and beheading some of them. Read more »

Cameroon: Two Election Officials Killed in Nw Cameroon As Separatists Vow to Disrupt Senate Elections

Officials in Cameroon say separatists have killed two election officials in Cameroon , capital of the Northwest region. The rebels have vowed to disrupt Cameroon's March 12 Senate… Read more »

Nigeria: Security Forces Search for Abducted Students

Nigerian authorities say search teams are going after armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen Kicks Off Africa Tour in Senegal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Gorree Island in Senegal Saturday, and spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Read more »

Africa: Senegal Traffic Deaths Indicative of Problem That Spans Continent - Experts

In Senegal, two major traffic crashes in just eight days killed 62 people, reviving the question of road safety standards in Senegal and across Africa. The continent is home to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities Investigate After Mob Burns Police Station to Protest Priest's Killing

Police in Nigeria's central Niger state say a mob angry at the killing of a Catholic priest torched a police station, other buildings, and cars, and threw stones at officers… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Deploys Troops to Nigerian Border After Separatists, Herders Clash

Cameroon's government deployed at least 100 troops Wednesday to Gayama, a village on the border with Nigeria, after clashes between Cameroonian separatists and Nigerian herders… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary's African Visit The First of Many Engagements - Analyst

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa this week to discuss trade expansion, investment and the U.S. commitment to African economies. Read more »

Cameroon: Activists Push Gender Parity for Senate Elections

Activists in Cameroon are urging more women candidates to enter races for Senate seats before a January 28 deadline. Only 26 members of Cameroon's 100-member senate are women, a… Read more »