West Africa

Senegalese authorities announced the suspension of the social network TikTok, claiming that citizens are using it to spread hateful messages, threatening the stability of the country. The information was brought to the public by the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy. According to the statement, “TikTok is the …

The United States on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of its “non-essential” personnel at the embassy in Niamey, after the military coup against Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, the State Department announced on Thursday. The United Kingdom has taken a similar decision, deciding to “temporarily” reduce the staff of its embassy in …

Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday they had cut off electricity supplies to their northern neighbor Niger after a military coup in the country. The move follows sanctions by Niger’s West African neighbors, local media reported. Niger is 70% energy dependent on Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), …

More than 100,000 unaware individuals in Ghana are carrying HIV virus, according to a statement from the Ghana Aids Commission. Shockingly, these carriers are completely unaware of their status, contributing to the inadvertent spread of the disease. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the Commission, disclosed this alarming information …

Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié died Tuesday (August 1st) at the age of 89, local media reported. It comes on Tuesday when the former president, who was in Daoukro, his native village, became unwell. Evacuated to PISAM in Abidjan around 6 p.m., he died few hours later. Head of …

A 25-year-old young man has been sentenced for stealing cooking items valued GH₵1,450.00 by an Accra Circuit Court in Ghana. The complainant left for work and returned the following day and detected that her door was damaged, and the room ransacked. Her blender valued GH₵400.00, microwave valued GH₵500.00, rice cooker …

The UK and its allies stand ready to support all efforts by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore democracy to Niger where President Mohamed Bazoum was recently overthrown, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said. “It was important for African leaders to head up …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fleshed out the details of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a televised address to the nation, Mr Tinubu said he had ordered the release of 200,000 tonnes of grain from strategic …

Three students have been jailed for plotting the gang rape of a cousin of one of them in Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The first defendant has invited his two friends to join him in the act while the victim was in the room,” according to …

The military leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso issued a joint statement warning authorities of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The warning comes after the regional bloc threatened to intervene militarily in Niger in order to reinstall the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum. According to the press release, …