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The United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana, citing immigration offences, including failed asylum applications and criminal convictions. In a joint statement released by the Home Office and the…

John Mahama, Ghana’s president, has suspended Gertrude Torkornoo, the country’s chief justice, over allegations of misconduct. In a statement on Tuesday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the presidential spokesperson, said the…

Burkina Faso’s military government says it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader, last week. Speaking on Monday, Mahamadou Sana, security minister, alleged that the plotters were based in…

More than 100 inmates escaped a Chad prison during a shoot-out that left three people dead, and wounded a state governor visiting the facility, officials told AFP on Saturday. The break-out occurred late Friday when…

The Federal Government has reduced electricity supply and sales to the Junta-ruled Niger Republic by 42 per cent, cutting it down from 80 megawatts to 46MW. The measure has caused the country’s electricity…

Ghana on Monday announced it was banning all foreigners from trading in its local gold market as part of sweeping reforms aimed at boosting foreign exchange reserves and stabilising the local currency. The ban takes…

Provisional results have shown that Brice Nguema, Gabon’s military leader, has won the country’s presidential election. According to the results, Nguema’s win was a landslide. On Sunday, the interior ministry said…

Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in a new charter released on…

Britain’s defence minister met on Monday the family of a young Kenyan mother who was found dead in 2012 after last being seen with a British The high-profile case caused shock in the east African country and Agnes…

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose development is attributable…

Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled…

Trump tariffs may call time on AGOA free trade bill The U.S. State Department has announced President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, Massad Boulos, as its senior adviser…

Niger’s junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers from the government it toppled in July 2023, in line with recommendations of a “national conference” in February. Those freed include…

Kenya’s President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption. Ruto’s pledge of 20 million shillings to the…

The military juntas of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a new 0.5 per cent levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The…

While the constant hum of generators defines the energy landscape in many Nigerian cities, Cote d’Ivoire offers a stark contrast, with reliable…

Abdourahamane Tiani, the Niger Republic’s junta leader, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a…

His parents moved to Ivory Coast in the 1980s, towards the end of a period of exceptional economic growth that…

Boko Haram fighters disguised as herders killed at least 20 Cameroonian troops in a Tuesday morning raid on the Nigerian…

Tunisia has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering and tax fraud involving ride-hailing applications, the interior ministry said on Monday. Authorities also said they were suspending the apps.…

The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in neighbouring Niger Republic have started reducing following the supply of the commodity from Nigeria, The PUNCH reports. Multiple residents in border communities and…

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump’s government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision. Ties…

Sudan’s military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum, including the central bank, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, following its recapture of the presidential palace.…

Southern Africa’s desert nation of Namibia swears in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party’s 35-year grip on power.…