West Africa

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 …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday called for a suspension of protests over the country’s high cost of living, saying the suspension would create an opportunity for dialogue, local media reported. This is his first public comments since the citizens took on the streets to protest bad governance and the …

A man has been spotted walking naked through the streets of Nigeria’s capital Lagos as part of a protest against the high cost of living in the country. Protests against bad governance and high cost of living have taken place in several cities across Nigeria and at least three protesters …

Former Guinean military leader Moussa Dadis Camara has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being accused of crimes against humanity. The charges stemmed from one of the worst massacres in the nation’s history – the killing of more than 156 people after troops opened fire at a rally …