West Africa

Prison authorities in Nigeria published names and photos of 69 suspected militants who recently escaped from a prison in the capital, Abuja. It comes after a deadly attack on Tuesday at Kuje Correctional Center in which more than 800 inmates escaped, half of whom were recaptured. However, authorities say they …

Health authorities in Ghana reported two cases of Marburg virus, a highly contagious disease from the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. Preliminary tests carried out on two patients, who have since died, came back positive after the samples were transported to the Pasteur Institute in Senegal for …

Former Togolese international footballer Emmanuel Adebayor in an interview with Russian media said he loves President Putin, whom he described as a man of character. The former captain of the Eperviers du Togo was in Russia a few days ago. Recently appointed member of CAF’s Technical and Development Committee, the …

At least one person died and more than a dozen injured in Nigeria after a military plane fired a missile at civilians it mistook for armed gangs, the BBC reported, citing local authorities. “One person died and more than a dozen others are in a hospital,” local MP Abduljalal Haruna …

At least 300 suspected Boko Haram militants are on the run after gunmen from the extremist group attacked a prison outside the Nigerian capital, Abuja, a government official has said. “We understand they are Boko Haram – they came specifically for their co-conspirators,” senior interior ministry official Shuaibu Belgore told …

At least twenty-two Malians, including three children, lost their lives after their boat ran into difficulties off the Libyan coast, authorities said. They were part of a group of more than 80 migrants stranded on their stricken ship for much of the past two weeks, BBC quotes Malian government as …

Gunmen attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s convoy in Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, injuring two, local media reported. According to the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu, two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers. The President’s convoy came under attack ahead of the his …

Mustapha Ado Bayero, a prince from the Nigerian state of Kano married two women at the same time on Saturday July 02, 2022, a story that shocks the web. Famous young prince of Kano, Mustapha Ado Bayero got married with his two loves Badi’a Tasiu Adam and Fatima Ibrahim Adam. …

Guinean military leaders rejected a warning issued to them by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore civilian rule within two years. ECOWAS rejected the junta’s proposed three-year transition and said it was maintaining economic sanctions against Guinea unless it accelerated its proposed three-year transition to democracy. …

Authorities in Nigeria’s central state of Niger have suspended all mining activities in the region amid mounting cases of kidnappings. It comes days after gunmen launched a devastating attack on a mining site, kidnapping at least four Chinese miners and killing over 20 members of the Nigerian security forces, the …