November 23, 2022
Nigeria: Hopes to Keep Elections Violence-Free Dwindle
Fears of violence are surging ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general elections. Widespread insecurity as well as economic and environmental challenges represent a threat to the upcoming… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Mali: Germany to Withdraw Troops From Mali By 2024
Disputes with Mali's ruling military junta and the arrival of Russian mercenaries have cast doubt over the future of the German mission to the West African country. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Mali: German Priest Missing in Mali
Father Hans-Joachim Lohre was preparing to celebrate Mass in another part of Bamako when he disappeared. His car was found near an institute where he was teaching. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Mali: Germany Deliberates Pulling Out of UN's Mali Mission
Germany is deciding whether to completely pull out of the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali. This comes after Britain and Ivory Coast said they would withdraw their troops. Read more »
Africa: Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: 50 Cent Must Cast a Nigerian in Hushpuppi Series
American rapper and film producer 50 Cent has revealed he will produce a movie series on jailed Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi. DW's Tobore Ovuorie writes that the role must go to a… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Nigeria: Escape From Ukraine - Nigerian Student Starts Over in Germany
The war in Ukraine has upended the lives of many African students in the country. A young Nigerian student shares the story of how she managed to escape the invasion, and… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Cameroon: Gas Shortage Sees Cameroonians Return to Cooking With Wood
A shortage of gas in Cameroon's biggest cities is forcing urbanites to use firewood to cook their food. It's bad news for both people and environment. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroonians Return to Wood Amid Gas Shortage #AfricaClimateCrisis
A shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Cameroon's main cities is forcing urbanites to use firewood to cook their food. This is bad news for both people and the environment. Read more »
October 31, 2022
Burkina Faso: Militants Kill 15 Soldiers On Supply Mission
The attack by the Islamist militants also comes just days after a new government was installed in the West African nation following a coup last month. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. Orders Diplomats' Families to Depart Abuja
The US has ordered its non-emergency staff and families to leave the Nigerian capital, citing a risk of "heightened terror attacks." Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Ghana and Zambia Race to Secure IMF Bailouts
Runaway inflation and soaring food prices have compelled Ghana and Zambia to seek bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This week, traders across Ghana closed shop to… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Grapples With Catastrophic Flooding
Relief work is under way in Nigeria, where the worst flooding in a decade has killed at least 600 people and displaced 1.3 million. Authorities are warning of more heavy rains to… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Mali: Two UN Peacekeepers Killed By Roadside Bomb
The UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA reported that one of its vehicles hit a bomb next to a highway in Mali's northeast. More than 70 peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria University Lecturers End 8-Month Strike
The union organizing the industrial action warned, however, that issues over an increase in pay and better funding for the education sector had still not been resolved. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Gambia: India Halts Production At Medicine Factory Linked to Children's Deaths
Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of some 69 children in Gambia. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Election - 'Obidient' Movement Sparks Youth Frenzy
Young Nigerians who say they have grown tired of older politicians are mobilizing behind a candidate they consider more youthful and who promises real solutions to their problems.… Read more »
October 11, 2022
West Africa: Germany At a Crossroads Over Sahel Mission
Germany is questioning its military deployment in the Sahel region after anti-Western demonstrations in Niger and a fresh coup in Burkina Faso. There is some support for the… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia Demands Justice for Cough Syrup-Related Deaths
Gambians are calling for justice for 69 children who died from acute kidney injuries linked to India-made cough syrups. India says it suspended the licenses of the drug… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: 76 Dead After Overloaded Nigerian Boat Capsizes
Nigeria's president says some 85 people were on board when the boat capsized in the country's flood-devastated southwest. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Gambia: WHO Issues Alert on Four Drugs That May Be Linked to Death of Dozens of Children
The World Health Organization has issued an alert on four medicines made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. At least 66 children have died in Gambia from acute kidney injury… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Burkina Faso: Is Recent Coup a Boon for Russia?
A close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with his own private militia was quick to praise Friday's power grab by Captain Ibrahim Traore. The new junta accused France of… Read more »
October 03, 2022
West Africa: Ousted Burkina Faso Leader Damiba in Togo After Coup - Govt
Togo's government has confirmed reports that Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba fled there following a mutiny of junior officers. Meanwhile, ECOWAS envoys were… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Junta Leader Agrees to Quit After Mutiny
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba offered his resignation, two days after junior military officers rebelled against his rule. The West African country is experiencing a coup within a coup… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Urges Coup Leaders to 'Come to Their Senses'
Burkina Faso's junta leader Damiba -- whom military officers claim to have ousted -- urged coup plotters to avoid a "fratricidal war." Damiba himself came to power in a coup less… Read more »