West Africa

Militants killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing army source. Nine soldiers were also reported missing and vehicles and equipment were destroyed, it said in a statement released late on Monday, adding that it suspected an Islamic …

Nigeria is threatening to withdraw from the regional group, Ecowas, following allegations that Nigerian candidates are being sidelined for jobs and promotions. Some in Ecowas have also complained of nepotism – alleging that relatives and cronies are sometimes selected for posts. Sidie Tunis, the Ecowas parliamentary speaker, has ordered all …

Nigerian army announced on Sunday that it killed the leader of the Boko Haram militant group, Alhaji Modu, alias Bem Bem, last week, the BBC reported. The army said 28 militants were also killed in the airstrike carried out on 3 August in the north-western Borno State. Modu allegedly coordinated …

A radio presenter with Ke FM at Kpasa in the Oti Region, Ghana, together with his five friends has sustained varying degrees of injuries after a gas cylinder in their room exploded, citinewsroom reported. Three of the injured are said to be in critical condition and on admission at the …

The electoral commission in Senegal says the governing coalition has lost its majority after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. It won 82 seats of the National Assembly’s 165 – two more than the main opposition alliance. The three remaining seats went to smaller groups, who now hold the balance of power. Correspondents …

At least three young men are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Kasoa Central Clinic after a group of people numbering seven and believed to be foreigners attacked them at Kasoa Freetown in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region, local media reported. Information gathered indicates that …

Thieves attacked the Divine Grace Missions Outreach Ministry International at Kusa near Fomena in the northern Adansi district of the Ashanti region of Ghana and stole musical instruments, Adomonline reported. The suspects made away with musical instruments worth over GHC 20,000.00. General overseer of the church, Bishop Sylvester Addai, is …

Gunmen in Nigeria on Wednesday released two actors they kidnapped while returning from a movie set in south-eastern of the country, the Actors Guild of Nigeria said. The pair, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, were abducted last Friday in Ozalla town, Enugu state. They were released unhurt after their abductors …

Nigeria’s government says it approved the purchase of vehicles worth over 1.4 billion naira ($3m; £2.4m) for its northern neighbour, Niger, to help improve security. It comes as Nigeria continues to struggle with rising insecurity as armed gangs step up attacks on communities and major roads, including kidnapping. Finance Minister …

Police in Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region, Ghana arrested a 37-year-old evangelist for allegedly sodomizing a 15-year-old boy, local media reported. According to a report on Onua FM, the victim has been continually sodomized by the evangelist for about two years. Reports said the suspect sought permission from the …