West Africa

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 …

Ghana’s health authorities declared the end of Marburg virus outbreak, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, that was confirmed in July. Ghana’s Marburg outbreak was the second in West Africa. The first ever case of the virus was detected last year in Guinea, with no further cases identified. “The …

Nigeria ceded its place as Africa’s leading oil producer to Angola, after dominating the ranking for several years. The causes related to this demotion are the failing infrastructure, corruption and theft of oil. Nigeria’s oil production has been falling steadily since 2020, and it is now at its lowest in …

Malian junta responded curtly to the Ivorian government in the case of the “46 Ivorian soldiers” detained for more than two months on its territory. The Ivorian government had firmly demanded the release of its soldiers and announced that it would refer the matter to ECOWAS for an emergency meeting. …

Malian transition leader, Colonel Assimi Goita on Thursday launched the activities of the week of reconciliation at the International Conference Center of Bamako (CICB). Many personalities attended the solemn launch of this week. In addition, Malian authorities indicate that several ambassadors accredited to Mali attended this major event. “Diplomats accredited …

Senegalese gendarmerie arrested a fake member of parliament who presented himself with all the attributes during one of their sessions, local media reported. According to some information, the false MP is called Coumba Ndoffène Ndiaye and is close to Senegalese President Macky Sall. Moreover, he would be certain to have …

Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) arrested at Aflao, a Benz Cargo truck loaded with 153 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Wudoaba in the Ketu South municipality, Adomonline reported. Operatives of Defense Intelligence wing of GAF, said they arrested the driver of the vehicle and his two accomplices in the …