West Africa

A young lady has been widely applauded on social media after she decided to breastfeed her baby during her wedding. The little boy pushed the mum to give him breast milk as she was about to sign the dotted lines on her wedding day. He apparently wanted to be taken …

Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested three persons who allegedly specialised in ransacking women’s bags during a social gathering on Tuesday in Katsina. The suspects included two minors and a 19-year-old boy, said DSC Mohammed-Tukur Abdara, the NSCDC Spokesman. ” A 10-year-old boy, whom they normally give clean …

Eight children died of hunger on Monday in Djibo, a town in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso as terrorist groups attacked a humanitarian convoy of more than 200 trucks carrying food. The last convoy of food supplies to the city was attacked on September 26, killing 27 soldiers providing …

Authorities in Liberia say they have seized $100m (£88m) worth of cocaine in a suburb of the capital Monrovia, the BBC reported. The operation also involved officers from the US international narcotics agency. It resulted in three arrests – of a Liberian, a man from Guinea Bissau and a Lebanese …

A Sukhoi SU-25 aircraft of the Malian armed forces crashed on Tuesday in the airport area of Gao, in the north of the country, while providing support to the civilian populations of the region, the general staff of the army announced. Without giving any assessment, the general staff of the …

Thunder struck a 12-year-old boy, a pupil of Redeem M/A Basic School, during a heavy downpour in Nkwanta township in the southern Oti region of Ghana on Monday. The deceased, identified as Philip Ajoyi, was struck while in the company of others running for their lives during a communal clash. …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday sexual harassment had reached alarming levels at the country’s universities, with “sex for grades” also part of corrupt practices that are being investigated by authorities. In 2019, the BBC used an undercover reporter to expose sexual harassment at two universities in Nigeria and …

A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour, a 49-year-old man, died of a heart attack, local media reported. The victim’s father spoke about the tragedy and demanded justice. “I was not at home, that fateful day. Her mother while bathing Khadijah noticed blood dripping from her body, …

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least 12 people and stolen dozens of cattle in the northeastern state of Taraba, local authorities said. Residents said some of the attackers were disguised as security guards during the raid of the remote village of Mubizen. They pretended to be searching for fleeing …

There has been sparse media coverage in Senegal following a visit to Dakar by Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who is embarking on an African tour. The Ukrainian diplomat met Senegal’s Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall and they signed several bilateral co-operation deals. Mr Kuleba is on an apparent …