West Africa

Several countries on the African continent are increasingly integrating armed drones into their strategy to combat the terrorist threat. But experts said this logistical power will not be enough to overcome this phenomenon, which continues to gain ground. Drones used since the beginning of the year by Burkina Faso, Togo …

Ghanaian police arrested a pastor who said he helped a local chief kidnap, murder and bury a nursing student in the center of the country. Georgina Asor Botchwey, 22, went missing over a week ago after she went for an interview at Cape Coast. Her body was later exhumed by …

The Senegalese justice sentenced the mayor of Dakar, Barthélémy Dias, to two years in prison following his appeal judgment for the death of a man shot dead in 2011, in a context of political violence. The violence occurred amid growing protests against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third …

US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, announced good news to Ghanaian students, reassuring them about the appointments in time before the start of the course. “The embassy was bending over backwards to make sure students arrived in the United States before classes started to allow them to have interviews in …

Residents of Yeji in the Bono East Region have been thrown into a state of mourning and shock following the death of a 22-year-old lady, Adomonline reported. Family members say they are in shock and yet to come to terms with the heinous act committed against the young lady. The …

Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an …

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Oulimata Sarr as head of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, replacing Amadou Hott, a first in this country. The former regional director of UN Women for West and Central Africa is placed at the head of such a strategic portfolio, against the …

Ousmane Sonko, mayor of the city of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal, called on African peoples to stick together behind Mali in its standoff against France. The main opponent of President Macky Sall said all Africans must give their support today to the Malian People who have shown France and the …

Airstrikes targeting terrorist groups reportedly landed on two houses housing three women and seven children on Wednesday, September 14, according to local sources. The incident occurred in the Oudalan region in the far north of the country as part of a new anti-terrorist operation in this border province with Mali …

A Nigerian lady has issued a warning to her alleged ex-boyfriend she identified as Lucky, from a shrine, local media reported.  In the video, the lady disclosed that the said boyfriend told her she wasn’t up to the standard he wanted before moving on with another lady.  The lady stated that …