West Africa

Nigerian government has accused a Chinese company of trying to seize its assets overseas, including presidential jets, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. is using “unorthodox means” to target Nigerian government property, despite having no contractual obligations with the …

At least 18 persons died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has said. The accidents have been attributed to speeding, wrongful overtaking, and the lack of adequate rest, leading to fatigue, among other factors.The command’s Spokesperson, Florence …

Malian authorities have announced that they have given Swedish Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel, 72 hours to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said. This comes after Malian authorities accused the ambassador of making a hostile statement from her Minister of International Cooperation and Trade on Mali. “The Swedish Ambassador to Bamako, …

Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Thursday Niger’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Kyiv was “regrettable” and that Kyiv saw the move as based on groundless and untrue allegations. Niger’s military leaders have decided to show solidarity with neighboring Mali, which has broken off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accused of …

Nigerian security forces have announced the arrest of seven Polish nationals, for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. “They were arrested in the northern state of Kano,” Peter Afunanya, a spokesperson for the state security service, said on Wednesday. Afunanya said the Poles were detained during efforts by …

The High Court in Koforidua, Ghana, has sentenced a 53-year-old man to life in prison after he was charged with triple murder, local media reported. The man known as Musa Maliki, is involved in the murder of three invididuals including a 12-year-old girl in Ayenasu, a village in the Eastern …

Niger’s military authorities have announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Ukraine, following Mali’s decision to break off its relations with the European country. Niger said it made the move in “solidarity” with neighbouring Mali, who severed their own relations with Ukraine two days ago. Scores of Malian soldiers, along …

Ukrainian authorities have reacted to the decision of the Mali to break off all diplomatic relations, following the observation that Ukraine contributed to the murder of several Russian and Malian soldiers. Ukraine on Monday condemned Mali’s decision to cut diplomatic ties as short-sighted and hasty, saying that no evidence had …

U.S. military officials announced that their troops have completed their withdrawal from Air Base 201 in Niger, local media reported. It comes as Niger’s ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel to leave following a coup last year. A joint statement from Niger’s defence ministry and the U.S. military …

Malian authorities have announced that they have severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine after a military official suggested that Kyiv played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month. Dozens of Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group were killed in days of clashes with Tuareg separatist …