West Africa

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Abdulrasheed Bawa to head the country’s anti-corruption agency. The president has forwarded Mr Bawa’s name to the senate for confirmation as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). If confirmed, the 40 year-old will be the agency‘s youngest chief since its establishment …

Nigerian artist Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has broken his silence about the cancellation of a Valentine’s Day concert in Cameroon. Naira asked his fans to “calm down” saying not all Cameroonians were bad. The concert was reportedly cancelled after some Cameroonian artists protested against the Nigerian artist …

Liberia’s President George Weah has ordered health authorities to heighten surveillance in the wake of an Ebola resurgence in neighbouring Guinea. Three people have died in Guinea and four others reportedly have symptoms. The Guinean region affected by the latest outbreak is near the border with Liberia. President Weah is …

The World Health Organization (WHO) through its regional Director in Africa has expressed concern over the resurgence of Ebola in West Africa and activated response efforts. WHO’s Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti said the agency was “ramping up readiness”. Very concerned by reports of 4 suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea. @WHO …

At least 10 people have died during ethnic clashes that began at a busy market in the Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor of south-western Oyo State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the violence in the city. It began after a wheelbarrow pusher, believed to …

Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed has warned against planned protests at Lekki toll gate in Lagos where security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in October. The fresh protests, dubbed Occupy Lekki toll gate, are planned for Saturday. Organisers say they will demonstrate against the reopening of the toll gate. …

Members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group on Tuesday night abducted three customs officers and carted away foodstuff and medicines during an attack on Geidam in Yobe State. Idris Modu Geidam, a resident of Geidam town told Daily Post that Boko Haram left them empty as they looted their …

The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack on a peacekeepers base in central Mali. 28 peacekeepers from Togo were injured when the temporary UN base in Kerena, near Douentza, was hit by fire early Wednesday morning. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic extremists linked to …

On Tuesday the Senegalese army said it took three rebel “bases” in the restive southern region Casamance and recovered weapons during an offensive launched in late January after months of a lull in the long-standing conflict. Officers of the Senegalese army took the press for a rare visit to two …

Officials in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna say gunmen killed at least 23 villagers and injured others in a series of attacks on Tuesday. The authorities say 10 of the victims were shot dead in a village in Birnin-Gwari area. One of the attackers was killed by villagers. In a …