Nigeria: What Makes Country So Insecure?

Voters in Nigeria will choose new government leaders in a few days. Many Nigerians are concerned about which candidates offer new ways of handling the West African country's state… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Election - What Is At Stake?

In just two weeks, voters in Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation will head to the polls to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over… Read more »

Nigeria: February 25 Election At a Glance

In just two weeks, voters in Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation will head to the polls to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria 2023 Election - Countering Fake News

Nigerian voters go to the polls on February 25 to elect a new president. As the campaign heats up, fact checkers are warning that fake news could impact the poll and damage… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Angela Merkel Receives UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast

For her 'open door' refugee policy in 2015, the former German chancellor was awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro. Read more »

Mali: Russia Vows to Boost Military Cooperation With Mali

While on a trip to Mali, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced more military support for the Malian military junta. Moscow says it will assist Mali in its bid to defeat… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: UNESCO Honours Angela Merkel With Peace Prize

For her 'open door' refugee policy in 2015, the former German chancellor will be awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast. Read more »

Mali: Junta Expels Human Rights Chief of UN Peacekeeping Mission

The ruling military junta accused the MINUSMA head of bias against the country. The decision comes after a UN Security Council briefing was critical of Mali. Read more »

Burkina Faso: France Agrees to Pull Troops From Burkina Faso

France has received a request from the Burkinabe military junta to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within a month. The success of the counterterrorism… Read more »

Cameroon: Investigative Journalists Want More Protection

After the murder of their colleague Martinez Zogo, a government critic, Cameroonian journalists have said they won't be intimidated and give up. Press bodies and media… Read more »

Africa: WHO Calls for 'Immediate' Action After Cough Syrup Deaths

Contaminated cough syrups have been linked to hundreds of child deaths in Africa and Asia. The WHO is reportedly investigating potential connections between the pharmaceutical… Read more »

Cameroon: Missing Journalist Found Dead

A Cameroonian journalist's mutilated body was found outside the capital five days after he disappeared. He had reportedly discussed on his radio show an embezzlement case involving… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave

Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »

West Africa: Why Kidnappers in West Africa Now Target Women

Kidnapping by militants in Western Africa is nothing new. However, security experts say many criminals are now abducting women and children to use them as bargaining chips for… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Militants Kidnap Around 50 Women

The women were picking fruit near a town blockaded by the militants for years, causing food shortages. The incident is considered the first mass abduction of women in the country. Read more »

Ghana: Back to Roots - Why African-Americans Are Flocking to Ghana

African-Americans are returning to countries like Ghana more than 400 years after their ancestors left Africa as slaves. Many say they want either to reconnect to history, or… Read more »

West Africa: Kush - The Drug Killing West African Youth

Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia are grappling with an increasing number of young people becoming addicted to a substance known as kush or K2. Abuse of the drug has already killed… Read more »

Nigeria: Catholic Priest Burnt Alive in Northwest Nigeria Attack

One priest was burnt alive and another was shot and injured as he tried to escape from a building. The motive behind the attack remains unknown, but it casts a shadow on security a… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal - Casamance's Rebel Conflict Is Far From Over

Casamance, a former Portuguese colony with a distinctive culture from the rest of Senegal, hosts Africa's longest-running separatist revolt. Read more »

Senegal: Rebel Conflict in Senegal's Casamance Region Far From Over

Casamance, a former Portuguese colony with a culture distinct from the rest of Senegal, is the site of Africa's longest-running separatist revolt. But some locals want to move on. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Bus Crash Kills At Least 40 People

A bus veered off course due to a punctured tire, colliding with another bus in the opposite direction. The president announced a three-day mourning period. Read more »

Burkina Faso: UN Calls for Probe Into Northern Burkina Faso Massacre

The UN commissioner has called for a swift and transparent investigation into the killing of 28 people in northern Burkina Faso. A rights group said the victims belonged to a… Read more »

Mali: Mali Pardons 49 Ivorian Soldiers

The soldiers were arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government. Three had been sentenced to death in absentia. Read more »

Nigeria: New Cash Limit Leaves Traders in the Lurch

Nigerians will soon face restrictions on cash withdrawals as the old naira banknotes are slowly phased out. Authorities say the new measures will revive the economy. But… Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities Crack Down On 'Quack Doctors'

Authorities in Kano state in northwestern Nigeria, are worried that a surge in 'fake' doctors has led to deaths and crippled the health sector. Security agencies are now cracking… Read more »