November 08, 2023
Nigeria: Journalist's Trial Renews Concern About Nigeria's Cybercrime Law
It's been nearly a month since Nigerian authorities detained journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha. Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Cameroon Asks Chad to Withdraw Border Troops From Island in Lake Chad
Cameroon is asking Chad to withdraw its troops from a fishing and agriculture island in the volatile region of Lake Chad. Read more »
October 23, 2023
West Africa: Scores of African Migrants Arrive On Spain's Canary Islands
Authorities say more than 1,300 sub-Saharan African migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands, a seven-island Atlantic archipelago, this weekend. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded More Than 800 Extrajudicial Executions in 3 Years - Rights Group
Nigeria has recorded more than 800 incidents of extrajudicial killings across the country in the last three years, according to the international human rights group Global Rights. Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: As Israel Fights Hamas, Support for Palestinians Grows in Nigeria
As Musa Abdullahi prepared for weekly Muslim prayers Friday, there was something else on his mind. Read more »
October 18, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation to Persist Without Stabilized Exchange Rate - Experts
Nigeria's inflation rate has risen to its highest level in two decades, 26.72%, according to the national statistics bureau. The latest figure keeps millions of people in Africa's… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: President Asks Court to Dismiss Fresh Claims By Opposition Party
Nigeria's president has asked the Supreme Court to reject a petition by his political opponents to introduce new evidence aimed at overturning February's presidential election. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Liberia: Election Results Trickle in As Voting in Liberia Continues On Day 2
Liberia's National Elections Commission, NEC, on Wednesday announced the first batch of provisional results from Tuesday's presidential and legislative poll. While the figures… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Say Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Affect Oil Revenue
Experts said Tuesday that the Israeli-Hamas conflict could lead to Nigerians struggling to pay for fuel despite a surge in global oil prices that could help the nation's crude… Read more »
Niger: U.S. Officially Designates Military Takeover As Coup
The United States has officially designated the July military takeover in Niger as a coup, a decision that limits U.S. military aid and coordination with a country the Pentagon has… Read more »
Liberia: Thousands Vote in Presidential, Legislative Election
Liberians went to the polls Tuesday to choose their next president, as well as 73 legislators and 15 senators. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Cameroon: Dozens Killed After Destructive Floods in Cameroon
At least 27 people were killed, and more than 50 others were injured after floods devastated the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde and some surrounding neighborhoods Sunday. Read more »
Liberia: Preelection Violence Raises Security Concerns in Liberia
Security concerns have been raised In Liberia following the deaths of at least two people in preelection violence. Political watchers say campaign messaging has deepened political… Read more »
October 05, 2023
West Africa: Amid Coups, Public Anger, Lessons for West African Leaders and Allies
A string of coups and heightened anti-French sentiment sweeping across West and Central Africa hold important political and military lessons for African governments and their… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft
Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Ghana: Opposition Tries to Oust Central Bank Governor
Members of Ghana's major opposition National Democratic Congress took to the streets in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday to protest what they allege is mismanagement by the governor… Read more »
Africa: Cameroon, Chad Agree to Jointly Combat Security Threats
Defense ministers and security experts from Cameroon and Chad are meeting in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, to map out ways of jointly combating growing security threats along… Read more »
September 22, 2023
West Africa: Uncertainty Casts Shadow On Engagement With Military in Sahel
The European Union and its Western partners are grappling with how to maintain diplomatic relations in the Sahel region following recent putsches in Africa. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Sees More Attacks On Schools, Civilians After Rebel Leader Killed
Cameroon officials say separatists resumed attacks on civilians and schools after a notorious insurgent leader and four of his collaborators were killed during a raid this week. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Africa: Nigerian, South African Presidents Look to Advance Economic Cooperation
The leaders of Nigeria and South Africa held talks Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, with the goal of increasing cooperation, especially in mining… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Mali: Conflict in Northern Mali Resumes Amid UN Withdrawal
As the U.N. mission to Mali withdraws from the northern part of the country, hostilities between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels have reignited and Islamist attacks have… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic Blame Rebels for Kidnappings
Government officials in Cameroon and the Central African Republic say the number of civilian kidnappings has spiked along their borders, with armed gangs and rebels demanding as… Read more »
September 11, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Unity Put to Test As West African Coup Crisis Deepens
A series of coups in Western Africa is putting the unity and capability of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to the test as it seeks to restore civilian rule… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Niger: U.S. Drone Flights Limited Since Niger Coup
Two U.S. officials have told VOA that military drone flights from bases in Niger have been "limited" since the July coup, a restriction experts believe is likely hindering the… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Burkina Faso: Militants Kill More Than 50 Volunteer Fighters and Soldiers
Jihadi insurgents in Burkina Faso's Yatenga province killed 36 volunteer fighters and 17 soldiers, the country's army confirmed Tuesday. The massacre is among the worst strategic… Read more »