West Africa

Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga held in Bamako’s central detention center for four months, died Monday in a clinic in the capital, Bamako. He had been imprisoned after being charged in particular with “forgery, use of forgery and favoritism” within the framework of an investigation into the purchase …

More than 10 members of the security forces died in eastern Burkina Faso after an attack by suspected jihadists, military sources said. It followed Sunday’s attack on a military patrol and security team in Natiaboni, a rural town in the east. The region is among those hit by rising insecurity …

French President Emmanuel Macron said he condemned Mali’s leaders’ decision to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24. “I condemn this decision in the strongest terms, which seems to me to be totally at odds with the values ​​defended by the Malian people since their …

At least 21 people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, local media reported. The mayor of the town of Tera near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso said that gunmen on motorbikes had forced a bus to stop. They then ordered …

More than 1,000 anti-slavery campaigners from across West Africa are meeting in Mauritania at a time when there is a renewed effort to eradicate the practice. In a rare public comment on the issue, Mauritania’s human rights commissioner told delegates that fighting the practice was a constant and irreversible priority …

Gunmen on motorbikes raided a tomato factory in Kebbi State, western Nigeria, during which they killed six police officers and a civilian. According to a police spokesperson, the attackers wanted to kidnap foreign nationals working at the factory but were unable to. The region is grappling with armed motorbike gangs, …

High court in Ghana has ordered the release on bail of political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, charged with treason for making comments on social media about a coup. Barker-Vormawor has led protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government under the banner “Fix The Country”. The Tema High Court ruled that he should …

Authorities in Nigerian Borno State said a stray lion has been shot dead by hunters in a remote area near the country’s border with Cameroon, the BBC reports. The carcass of the lion has been deposited at the government-run zoo in the state capital, Maiduguri. Authorities say the lion was …

At least 13 security personnel were killed in an ambush by gunmen on Sunday in the town of Taparko in Burkina Faso, according to reports. Reports said their bus hit a landmine near the town earlier in the day, reports said. The town of Taparko is frequently targeted by Islamist …

A senior police officer in Nigeria’s Enugu state is being investigated over the assault of a female colleague, whom he allegedly dragged and beat, local media reported. Enugu State Deputy Commissioner Oluseyi Okenla allegedly dragged a female officer to the ground while beating her and ordering her detention. He could …