West Africa

Mali has accused the French army of “spying” after it used a drone to film footage, which purported to show soldiers burying bodies near a military base that was recently returned by France. The military-dominated government in Mali said the images were false, and intended to accuse the Malian military …

A court in Guinea will rule on Tuesday on whether a former prime minister and three ex-cabinet members charged with economic crimes will be released on bail. the BBC reports. Ibrahima Fofana and the other top officials of the ousted government of President Alpha Condé were detained on 6 April …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed happiness following the re-election of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. President Macron is re-elected after defeating his rival Marine Le Pen with 58.5% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sent congratulatory messages to Mr Macron: “Warm congratulations …

A trial has begun in Germany of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of the West African country’s former president, Yahya Jammeh. The defendant, Bai Lowe, is accused of crimes against humanity and murder, including the killing 18 years ago of a …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Speaker in Ghana, John Mahama, has alleged that President Nana Akufo-Addo misappropriated funds meant to fight COVID-19 during his campaign in the 2020 elections. The former President made these allegations during the 24th African Business Conference organised by the Harvard Business School. He said some GH¢33 …

Afrobeats star Mr Eazi and Nigerian actress and influencer Temi Otedola have announced that they are engaged to be married. Ms Otedola shared a video of the proposal on social media on Sunday, along with the symbol for infinity: ♾ pic.twitter.com/O1nyBNOuLM— Temi Otedola (@TemiOtedola) April 10, 2022 Ms Otedola, 26, …

Police in Nigeria have arrested Peter Nwachukwu, husband of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, following her sudden death on Friday, local media report. The singer died on Friday in a hospital in the capital, Abuja. A police spokesperson in the city has confirmed the arrest of Mr Nwachukwu to the Daily …

A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has sentenced former President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara. Mr Compaore who is in exile, was tried in absentia. His former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafando, was also sentenced to life imprisonment. Mr …

A Nigerian atheist and outspoken critic of religion was sentenced to 24 years in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to blasphemy charges in the largely Muslim northern state of Kano, Reuters reported. Charges against Mubarak Bala are linked to comments he posted on Facebook in April 2020 that were …

At least six people have been burnt to death in an explosion at a petrol station in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa, local media reported. Reports say some of the victims were sleeping in a small mosque within the gas station in the town of Marke when the fire …