West Africa

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is losing members to the ruling APC, and 18 civil society figures published an open letter on April 27 accusing the Head of State of using fear and pressure. According to the signatories, these rallies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

At least 12 people from Nigeria’s Bokko Ghide community, including two vigilantes, were killed by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Mohammed Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, the traditional and Islamic ruler of the area, confirmed the incident to Anadolu on Sunday …

The Katanga District Police Command, in the Krachi East municipality of the Oti region, has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an adult shepherd in Ghana. The arrests were announced in a statement signed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), John Nchor, of the Public Affairs …

An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country’s government said. Authorities had previously said that only eight soldiers were killed on April 17. JNIM, an extremist group linked to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack …

A 34-year-old cab driver has been arrested for the alleged murder of his long-time girlfriend in Abuakwa, in Ghana’s Ashanti region. The suspect was arrested at his hideout in Namong, Offinso Municipality, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, three days after he went into hiding. He is alleged to have picked …

A 23-year-old woman lost her life in a tragic fire in Aboduabo, in the municipality of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, in Ghana’s North-West Region. According to reports, “the nursing mother lost her life when a fire engulfed a makeshift kiosk where she sold bottled petrol.” According to an eyewitness, “the fire …

A 13-year-old disabled girl was allegedly impregnated by a pastor in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, with the Nigerian police opening an investigation. The pastor, was, until the incident, the head of charge of Christ Apostolic Church. He was first dragged to the palace for allegedly impregnating the …

A 38-year-old manageress has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for stealing GH¢221,937.75 at Santasi, Kumasi, Ghana. The woman pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on her own plea. Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, …

One prisoner died of asphyxiation and three others were injured this Monday, April 7, 2025, during an escape attempt at the Bouake civil prison in central Ivory Coast. According to the prosecutor, the incident occurred as the prison administration stepped up controls to combat the introduction of narcotics into the …

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old hairdresser to five years in prison for trafficking two Nigerian women for prostitution in Ghana. The convict, who lured the victims under the guise of offering jobs in Ghana, forced them into prostitution upon their arrival. The victims, aged 22 and 23, …