West Africa

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It says more than four million people in the country are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the immediate and unconditional …

Men of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 10 persons for killing a police constable in Maiduguri, the state capital, Nigeria. “The suspects were two females and eight males,” reports said. The officer killed was attached to the command’s fissure police unit and deployed in Malari, in the Konduga …

Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …

Twenty-four people, including four children have died in a bus crash in northern Senegal, according to reports. “The bus had been coming from a town in the north of the country and was overcrowded with 76 people on board with 16 more than the permitted number,” reports said. “Overcrowding was …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns the unconstitutional change in government” in Niger, his spokesman said on Wednesday. It came after Nigerien soldiers announced a coup on national TV, saying they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation’s borders. “Mr Guterres said he was deeply …

Senegalese President, Macky Sall has condemned the ongoing military coup d’État in Niger, calling for the security and safety of President Mohamed Bazoum. In a message on Twitter, the former head of the African Union condemned the coup, called for the security and safety of President Bazoum as well as …

A 37-year-old farmer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter in Ijebu-Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested by men of the state police command after committing the act. “He had carnal knowledge of the victim in his room …

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum has said the country’s “hard-won achievements will be safeguarded” after soldiers announced a coup on national TV. “All Nigerien who love democracy and freedom will see to it,” according to a statement on the detained leader’s account on Twitter. The foreign minister posted on the same …

A 30-year-old man has brutally murdered his girlfriend at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East District, Ghana, according to reports. The gruesome act took place after an argument erupted between the couple, during which the victim expressed her intention to end the relationship. “The suspect lured the victim into an …

This Wednesday, July 26, in the morning, soldiers blocked access to the Nigerien presidency and the head of state Mohamed Bazoum is currently in the hands of the mutineers, local media reported. Mood or coup attempt? Early in the morning of this Wednesday, July 26, the surroundings of the Nigerien …