UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected in north-east Nigeria, to meet families affected by the Islamist insurgency, local media reported. Mr Guterres is travelling from neighbouring Niger, another country that has been under sustained attacks from jihadist militants, the BBC reports. He is pushing for robust African peace initiatives …
Read More »Mali: authorities categorically reject any security agreement with France
Malian authorities declared they are breaking all defense agreements with France as diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. They cited multiple violations of Malian sovereignty by French troops and noted a “profound deterioration of the military co-operation with France for some time now”. In a statement by military …
Read More »Ghanaian businessman urges Elon Musk to buy Africa and delete all leaders
Ghanaian businessman, Dr Kofi Amoah has urged the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, to buy up the African continent and remove all its leaders. In a tweet earlier in the week, new boss of Twitter, Musk suggested he was going to buy Coca-Cola next, adding that he’d “put cocaine back” …
Read More »Nigeria: local ruler kidnapped in Kaduna state
Armed men on Thursday abducted Ayuba Dodo Dakolo, a local leader from Nigeria’s Kaduna state, causing distress in the palace, local media reported. Mr Dakolo was abducted with three of his children and several other people on his farm on the outskirts of the village of Rijana in the northern …
Read More »Nigeria: President Buhari warns diplomats against meddling in elections
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned diplomats against any possible interference in the upcoming elections scheduled for February 2023. He issued the warning on Thursday, during an Iftar dinner with the diplomatic corps at the president’s residence in the capital, Abuja. “As Nigeria goes through this trajectory, I urge our …
Read More »Ghana: police officer shoots himself to death in Accra
A police officer in Ghana shot himself to death at a warehouse on Graphic Road in the capital, Accra on Wednesday, local media reported. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. “The Ghana Police Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one of our own, a Police officer …
Read More »Mali accuses France of spying following mass grave video
Mali has accused the French army of “spying” after it used a drone to film footage, which purported to show soldiers burying bodies near a military base that was recently returned by France. The military-dominated government in Mali said the images were false, and intended to accuse the Malian military …
Read More »Ex-Guinea PM bail ruling due over alleged corruption
A court in Guinea will rule on Tuesday on whether a former prime minister and three ex-cabinet members charged with economic crimes will be released on bail. the BBC reports. Ibrahima Fofana and the other top officials of the ousted government of President Alpha Condé were detained on 6 April …
Read More »Ghana: President Akufo-Addo happy with Emmanuel Macron’s re-election
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed happiness following the re-election of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. President Macron is re-elected after defeating his rival Marine Le Pen with 58.5% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sent congratulatory messages to Mr Macron: “Warm congratulations …
Read More »Gambia: suspected Jammeh ally tried for crimes against humanity
A trial has begun in Germany of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of the West African country’s former president, Yahya Jammeh. The defendant, Bai Lowe, is accused of crimes against humanity and murder, including the killing 18 years ago of a …
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