November 18, 2022
Cameroon: World Cup Fans in Cameroon Pool Funds to Watch
The World Cup men's football championship kicks off in Qatar Sunday with fans in Africa keen to watch five teams from the continent competing for the title. Cameroon's national… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Benin: Meet Benin's Real-Life 'Woman King'
"The Woman King" is a rare example of an African story told in the form of a Hollywood historical epic. Around the world, it has won praise for its acting, directing, and themes of… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Nigeria: United Nations in Nigeria Says Probe Into Aid Worker Killing Underway
The U.N. in Nigeria has described the killing of an aid worker by a soldier in northeast Borno State as deeply disturbing and sad. Read more »
Benin: Cotton Exporter Benin Tries Local Processing to Reduce Climate Emissions
As world leaders meet in Egypt to discuss ways to combat climate change, one possible solution is brewing across the continent in Benin. Benin has built an industrial park to move… Read more »
November 17, 2022
West Africa: West African Countries Meet Over Spillover of Terrorism From Sahel Region
The Accra Initiative of seven West African countries is meeting in the Ghanaian capital Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the spillover of terrorism from the Sahel region.… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Celebrates 'Day of Fonio' As Food Insecurity Looms
As climate change has challenged food security, some African countries that have relied on grain imports, like Senegal, are looking to indigenous grains like fonio that thrive in… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Nigeria: UN Says Nigeria's Development Unsustainable, Urges Family Planning
The United Nations' 27th edition of the world population prospects indicator passed 8 billion on Tuesday -- 11 years after it passed 7 billion. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroonians Protest Insecurity Preventing Diabetes Treatment, Causing Deaths
In Cameroon, health workers and diabetics are marching on World Diabetes Day (Nov 14) to protest insecurity that is being blamed for a jump in deaths among diabetic patients.… Read more »
November 11, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon, CAR Deploy Joint Force to Battle Rebels, Abductions On Border
Defense ministers from Cameroon and the Central African Republic say they are deploying a joint force to their common border after at least 80 people were taken hostage over the… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Africa: Buhari Calls for More Western Commitment On Climate Action
As world leaders meet in Egypt for a two-week climate change summit, COP27, African leaders have been emphasizing the need for their western counterparts to increase their… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Mali: Rights Commission Condemns Restrictions On Free Press
Mali's National Human Rights Commission has condemned restrictions on press freedom, after authorities suspended one the country's main TV channels. Action was taken against Joliba… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Senegal: Journalist Arrested On National Security Charges
A Senegalese journalist has been arrested after being accused of spreading information harmful to public security. The arrest comes after the journalist published articles about… Read more »
West Africa: Cameroon Traders Say Equatorial Guinea Border Closure Ahead of Elections Hurts Business
Traders in the Cameroon town of Kiossi, on the border with Equatorial Guinea, say business is suffering after the land border was closed last week ahead of November 20 elections.… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Senegal: Historic Senegal Fishmeal Factory Lawsuit Dismissed
A court in Senegal has dismissed a lawsuit by a fishermen's collective against a fishmeal factory they had accused of polluting their village and destroying their livelihoods. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Reports Influx of Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram Attacks
Cameroon says more than 1,000 Nigerians have crossed the country's border in the past three weeks - fleeing attacks by Boko Haram militants in northeast Borno state. Cameroon's… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Nigeria: Currency Hits Record Lows As Citizens React to Govt's Redesign Plan
Nigeria's currency, the naira, has dropped to a record low against the U.S. dollar as Nigerians scramble to buy U.S. currency ahead of a redesign of naira notes. Nigerian… Read more »
Cameroon: President Celebrates 40 Years in Power - Opposition Seeking Electoral Reforms
Cameroon's government and its supporters are holding events this week ahead of celebrations Sunday marking President Paul Biya's 40 years in power. Meanwhile, opposition parties… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: IDP Camp Closures Deepen Desperation in Borno State, Rights Group Says
The closure of camps for people displaced by Islamist militants in Nigeria's Borno state has pushed more than 200,000 people into extreme poverty, a rights group says. Read more »
Cameroon: Big Increase in People Applying for U.S. Visa Lottery
Activists in Cameroon say there has been a 60% increase in people applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as the Green Card Lottery. Thousands of people have been… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Dismiss Terror Warnings By U.S., Other Foreign Missions
Nigerian authorities on Monday dismissed recent terror warnings by foreign missions for the capital, Abuja, as "false" and "irresponsible." Heads of Nigerian security agencies made… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Central Africa: Cameroon Says Hundreds of Its Citizens Deported From Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon says Equatorial Guinea has deported several hundred Cameroonians, some of whom say they were fleeing terrorist and rebel attacks at home. The government of Equatorial… Read more »
Nigeria: President Meets Security Chiefs Amid Terror Alerts By Foreign Missions
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is holding emergency meetings Monday with security chiefs after several foreign missions issued terror warnings last week for the capital,… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Anxiety Grows in Abuja As Fear of Terror Attack Looms
Nigerian security forces dismantled a terror cell and arrested 35 suspected members of the militant group Islamic State West Africa Province, including five commanders, Nigerian… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Analysts Criticize Nigeria's Plan to Redesign Currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning on replacing its naira currency to reduce excess cash, inflation and crime. Although the currency could be in circulation as early as… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Ghana: Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire Boycott Cocoa Meeting in Brussels
The world's top cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast, are boycotting meetings in Brussels this week of the World Cocoa Foundation on cocoa sustainability. Authorities in the two… Read more »