July 28
Cameroon: Outspoken Critic of Cameroon President Excluded From October Election
Maurice Kamto, a high-profile critic of Cameroon's long-running President Paul Biya has been excluded by electoral authorities from the list of approved candidates able to run in… Read more »
July 26
Niger: Two Years After Niger Coup, Human Rights Situation Has 'Spiralled'
The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights activists say the situation has worsened and continue to… Read more »
July 27
Morocco/Nigeria: Nigeria Crowned African Football Queens After 3-2 Comeback Against Morocco
Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday. Read more »
July 23
Mali: Malian Army and Wagner Group Abduct and Execute Fulani Civilians, HRW Claims
Mali's armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025. Read more »
July 21
Cameroon: Cameroon Nears Full Cocoa Traceability As EU Deadline Looms, but Risks Remain
Yaounde - Cameroon has announced that 99% of its cocoa can now be traced from individual farm plots to the export port - a significant step towards meeting new European Union… Read more »
July 17
Senegal: French Army to Leave Senegal Amid Africa Downsizing
France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa. Read more »
July 14
Cameroon: Cameroon's President Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Term in Office
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, has announced he will run in this year's presidential election in October. Read more »
Nigeria: Former Nigeria President Buhari Dies Age 82
Nigeria's former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari died at a clinic in London on Sunday at the age of 82. Read more »
July 13
Cote d'Ivoire: France Passes Law to Allow Return of Ivorian Drum Stolen By Colonial Troops
French MPs have unanimously adopted legislation allowing Paris to return to Cote d'Ivoire the Djidji Ayôkwé talking drum, which colonial troops seized from the… Read more »
July 10
Africa: Africans Accuse Trump of Chasing Minerals and Mocking Their Presidents
People across Africa have hit out at this week's high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White… Read more »
June 28
Gambia: How Europe's Appetite for Farmed Fish Is Gutting Gambia's Coastal Villages
Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats are increasingly idle. Much of the fish they once… Read more »
June 29
Sierra Leone: 'Smoking to Survive' - How Sierra Leone's Youth Got Hooked On Kush
A cheap synthetic drug known as kush is ravaging West Africa and its epicentre is Sierra Leone. The government has declared kush a public health emergency, but poverty and trauma… Read more »
June 27
Togo: Togo Soldiers Clash With Protesters Demanding Gnassingbé Resignation
Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital. The protests have been going on since Wednesday, to… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: African Union Court Denies Cote d'Ivoire Opposition Leaders' Appeals
The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running… Read more »
June 17
Mali: Mali Moves to Dominate Gold Sector Amid Barrick Mine Dispute and Russian Deal
The ruling junta in Mali is tightening its hold on the gold industry as it moves to reclaim control from established foreign operators and boost local processing capacity through… Read more »
Togo: Togo Suspends French Broadcasters RFI, France 24 for Three Months
Togo late Monday announced it was suspending French public broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting. Read more »
June 16
Mali: Tuaregs in Mali and Burkina File ICC Complaint Against Armies, Russian Allies
Tuareg associations in Mali and Burkina Faso have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against their nations' armies and the Russian paramilitary group, Africa… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Ouattara Poised for Fourth Term Bid As Opposition Pushes Back
Côte d'Ivoire is preparing for a contentious presidential election in October as President Alassane Ouattara's supporters rally for his likely re-election bid. Meanwhile,… Read more »
June 12
Mali: International Investigation Reveals Wagner Group's Secret Prisons in Mali
A collaborative investigation by international media outlets has uncovered secret prisons run by Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali, where abuse and torture are carried out with… Read more »
June 11
Ghana: Illegal Logging Threatens Livelihoods of Hundreds of Ghanaian Women
Ghana - In northern Ghana, the unchecked felling of shea trees is placing the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of women at serious risk. Shea nut collection, a centuries-old… Read more »
June 09
Africa: Wagner Gets Replaced in Mali By Africa Corp, Another Russian Military Group
The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on… Read more »
June 08
Cameroon: Cameroon's Forgotten Crisis Displaces Nearly a Million People
Yaoundé - Cameroon's overlapping conflicts have pushed almost one million people from their homes. A new report says the crisis is both under-funded and under-reported. RFI… Read more »
June 06
Senegal: Bullets Unearthed in Senegal Cemetery Could Shed Light On Thiaroye Massacre
Archaeologists in Senegal have uncovered skeletons with bullets lodged in the bodies during the first excavation of a cemetery at the former military camp of Thiaroye outside… Read more »
June 05
Cameroon: Cameroon Tops Refugee NGO's List of Most Neglected Displacement Crises
A new report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council has placed Cameroon at the top of an annual list of the most neglected global displacement crises, highlighting a sharp… Read more »
June 04
Cote d'Ivoire: Four Côte d'Ivoire Opposition Figures Barred From October Presidential Election
Four prominent opposition figures in Côte d'Ivoire have been excluded from the final electoral list, officials announced on Wednesday, leaving them ineligible to contest… Read more »
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