Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Warn Against Calling for Coup After Protests

While nationwide protests appeared to have ebbed Tuesday, the Nigerian government said it will not tolerate calls for coups after some protesters in northwest Kano and Kaduna… Read more »

Niger: Terror Groups Poised to Fill Void With U.S. Forces Gone From Niger

The U.S. abandonment this week of its $110 million drone base in Niger, once seen as a key hub for counterterrorism efforts, adds to a growing list of Western withdrawals, all… Read more »

Niger: U.S. Completes Withdrawal From Last Base in Niger

The U.S. has completed its withdrawal of military forces and assets from its last military base in Niger, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Demonstrators March in Nigerian Cities, Protesting Cost of Living, Corruption

Thousands have taken to the streets in Nigerian cities in anti-government protests against the high cost of living in the country, driven by crippling inflation and a devalued… Read more »

Mali: Wagner's Mali Fiasco Exposes Discord Among Russian Military Bloggers

Heated debates among Russian military bloggers over the deaths of possibly dozens of Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali are highlighting discord and desolation within that community,… Read more »

Nigeria: Bombing Kills At Least 19 in Nigeria's Borno State

Officials in Nigeria's Borno state say 19 people were killed and at least 20 injured when a bomb exploded in a popular tea house late Wednesday, the second major attack in recent… Read more »

Mali: Russia's Wagner Implicates West, Ukraine in Mali Clashes

Separatist fighters and al-Qaida affiliates in Mali reportedly dealt the Russian military regiment Wagner its greatest battlefield defeat in Africa on July 26 and 27. Read more »

Cameroon: Abuses of LGBTQ People Increasing in Cameroon - Rights Activists

Human Rights Watch said in a report this week that LGBTQ people are suffering a fresh wave of persecution in Cameroon, where same-sex relations are illegal. Read more »

West Africa: U.S. Officials Concerned About Rising Violence in Africa's Sahel

The security situation in the Sahel region of Africa is rapidly deteriorating, U.S. officials warned this week. Read more »

Cameroon: In Face of Threats, Lawyer Defends LGBTQIA Community

In a country where homosexuality is criminalized, Alice Nkom was the first lawyer in Cameroon to defend suspected gay people.  For this, she says she has faced attacks and… Read more »

Senegal: Govt to Introduce HPV Vaccine to Battle Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is preventable, yet it remains the most common type of cancer in Africa, the World Health Organization says. WHO data show that Senegal currently has one of the… Read more »