Nigeria: Activists Welcome Release of Nine #EndSARS Protesters

Nigerian activists have welcomed the release of nine protesters who took part in 2020 demonstrations against police brutality. Read more »

Cameroon: Fishers Urge Stop to Gulf of Guinea Poachers to Reverse EU Ban

Fishing boats arrive back at Idenau, a coastal village near Cameroon's western border with Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Abducted Train Passengers Rescued, 24 Still Missing

Nigerian officials say security forces have rescued seven people who gunmen abducted from a train Saturday, in the first such attack in southern Edo State. Another 24 passengers… Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities in Southern Nigeria Search for Kidnapped Train Passengers

Nigerian security forces are searching for more than 30 train passengers who gunmen abducted over the weekend after attacking a train station in southern Edo state. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Christian Group Condemns Gruesome Murder of Priest, Church Attack

The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in central Niger state Sunday and suggested Christians might need to take up arms to defend… Read more »

Mali: Simultaneous Militant Attacks Kill 14 Malian Soldiers

Mali's army says 14 troops were killed and 11 wounded Tuesday in central Mali when their vehicles struck explosives planted by Islamist militants. Read more »

Cameroon: MSF Welcomes Cameroon's Release of Staff Accused of Aiding Separatists

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, welcomed Cameroon's release of five members of its staff detained for a year on charges of helping separatists. MSF… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Calls On Plantation Workers to Return to Restive Western Regions

Cameroon's second largest employer, the state-run Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), is calling for thousands of plantation workers who fled the country's separatist conflict… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Hyperinflation Cools Holiday Season

Record inflation in Ghana, the highest in 21 years, is making the holiday season a struggle for many people. The high cost of living has forced many Ghanaians to cap their… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Offers Birth Certificates As Millions Denied an Education

Fourteen-year-old Ernestine Elimbi smiled and waved her birth certificate Thursday at the Endom district ceremonial ground in Cameroon's center region. Read more »

West Africa: Deaths, Instability Increase Across the Western Sahel in 2022

Countries in Africa's Western Sahel region -- including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger -- saw a 50% increase in deaths due to conflict in 2022. That's according to figures from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Probe Officer Accused in Pregnant Lawyer Shooting

Nigerian police say they are investigating an officer who shot and killed an unarmed pregnant lawyer after she left a Christmas church service. A spokesman for the Lagos city… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Military Denies Involvement in House Burnings in Northwest Region

Rights groups in Cameroon have accused the military of torching scores of homes this week of suspected separatist supporters, leaving hundreds of people homeless this holiday… Read more »

Cameroon: Nation Rallies to Support Displaced Children

Cameroon is marking Boxing Day, the day after Christmas when gifts are traditionally given to the poor, with a nationwide gift drive for internally displaced children. Cameroon's… Read more »

Nigeria: Central Bank Raises Cash Withdrawal Limits After Public Outcry

The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals after a public uproar over the caps it announced two weeks ago. The new limit is five times… Read more »

Gambia: Attempted Coup Blamed On Lack of Security Reforms

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have condemned an alleged coup attempt in Gambia. The Gambian government says it arrested four troops planning… Read more »

West Africa: Ghana Repairs Rift With Burkina Faso After Wagner Claims

Ghana sent its national security minister to Burkina Faso Wednesday to repair a diplomatic rift, after Ghana's president accused Ouagadougou of hiring Russian mercenaries to fight… Read more »

Cameroon: Govt Deploys Troops to Quell Gang Violence in Port City of Douala

Cameroon has deployed troops to its port city of Douala, the country's economic hub, to try to stem a wave of gang violence. Read more »

Niger: Niger Urges Rich Nations to Make 'Climate Loss Fund' Operational

The "loss and damage" fund agreed to last month at the COP27 climate conference aims for rich nations to help those that have borne the brunt of their global warming emissions. In… Read more »

Nigeria: Chinese Nationals Get Medical Attention After Rescue From Captivity in Nigeria

Nigerian officials say seven Chinese nationals received medical attention Monday after being rescued from nearly six months in captivity. Nigerian military forces recovered the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ghana Says Burkina Faso Paid Russian Mercenaries With Mine

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said the military government of Burkina Faso has hired Russian mercenaries to help fight an insurgency in their country and is using a mine to… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Says Peace and Civilians Returning in Restive Regions

Cameroon governors say several thousand of the 750,000 people displaced by the separatist conflict in two western regions are returning home for the first time since hostilities… Read more »

Nigeria: Attacks On Election Facilities Raise Concerns Ahead of February Polls

Police officials in southeast Nigeria say operatives killed three armed men on Monday when a gang attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC --… Read more »

Cameroon: Lawmakers Have High Hopes for U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Cameroon lawmakers say they have high expectations from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that begins Tuesday in Washington. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Welcomes US Indictment of Suspected Separatist Sponsors

Cameroon's government is praising U.S. authorities for arresting three Cameroonian Americans accused of supporting separatist violence in the country's western regions. The three,… Read more »