West Africa

Togo is considering the possibility of joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), as indicated by the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs. Asked about potential membership of the Sahel States Alliance, Minister Robert Dussey said, “It’s the decision of the President of the Republic”, adding that he believes “it’s not …

A total of 31,404 migrants were expelled by Algeria to Niger last year, a figure that is well up on the 26,000 migrants in 2023, according to the annual report by the NGO Alarme Phone Sahara. The organization also denounces the inhumane conditions in which expulsions take place. Migrants are …

A 36-year-old farmer was killed after murdering his six-year-old son at Antwirifo in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region, Ghana. Residents of Antwirifo in the Dormaa Central Municipality are in shock following the tragic incident. According to reports,” the man asked his wife to cook rice for him. …

A 39-year-old carpenter has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his ex-lover’s nine-year-old daughter at Yareyeya, a community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, Ghana. The man, who pleaded guilty with an explanation, was convicted by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama …

The Ogun State Police Command is searching for a man and his girlfriend for allegedly stabbing a Chinese national to death in Nigeria. ” A 33-year-old expatriate and manager of Fujiada Electronics Technology Company Ltd., was allegedly killed in his office around noon on Sunday,” reports said. “The company’s workers …

Two people are in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Bawjiase Polyclinic after they were caught with the body of a 10-year-old boy in the Awutu Senya West District, Ghana. The suspects exhumed the body of the deceased from the Adawukwa cemetery near Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya …

In an operation targeting illegal gold mining in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal, nearly 200 arrests were made and dangerous chemicals, explosives and drugs were seized. Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed Sanu, made the announcement on Tuesday. The UK Home Office was also involved in …

A 25-year-old church secretary has been arrested for allegedly embezzling GHS 300,000 from church funds to sponsor his gay partner’s tertiary education in Ghana. The arrest was made following suspicions of financial irregularities within the church. Upon interrogation, the suspect, who is married with children, confessed to using the church’s …

A 26-year-old driver lost his life after being struck with a wheel spinner by his colleague at Agona Swedru in the Central Region, Ghana. The altercation occurred at their workplace escalating to a point where the suspect used the wheel spanner as a weapon, inflicting fatal injuries on the deceased. …

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was in Mauritania for a three-day visit that ended on Tuesday, January 14 as he announced the creation of a committee to complete the Rosso bridge linking the two countries by 2026. “This visit is part of the strengthening of exemplary bilateral relations between Senegal …