Four Nigerian police officers face disciplinary proceedings over allegations that they used an unauthorized checkpoint in Abuja to extort motorists, including the…
At least 144 migrants have died or remain missing following a series of maritime disasters off Mauritania, according to the UN refugee…
Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denounced the 20-year prison sentence handed to its Ashanti regional chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely…
West African leaders have backed an ambitious 6,800km pipeline that would carry natural gas across the region and onward to Europe. The…
Two senior Ansaru figures will spend life in prison after admitting to 32 terrorism-related offences at Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja.…
Liberia’s temporary ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) could soon be rolled back, threatening a major victory secured by women’s groups and…
Africa grows some of the finest cotton in the world, but retains only a small share of the wealth that crop generates.…
Terrorist groups in northern Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel are sharpening their capabilities by deploying drones, advanced communications systems and cryptocurrencies,…
Former President Macky Sall is set to return briefly to Senegal as he seeks his country’s support for a bid to succeed…
Washington has moved to tie U.S. aid to Nigeria’s response to religious violence, with the House of Representatives passing a spending bill…
In a significant shift, the House of Representatives has overturned its earlier vote on a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state…
