At least 20 killed in attack on gendarmes in Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed at least 19 gendarmes and a civilian in an attack early Sunday in northern Burkina Faso, officials said. The pre-dawn attack, one […]
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Tragedy as 9 students killed after canoes capsize in Ghana
Nine junior high school students drowned Friday after two canoes capsized on a river in the Northern Region of Ghana, police confirmed Saturday. Bernard Baba […]
ECOWAS Court mulls legal aid fund to help indigent victims
The ECOWAS Court of Justice is mulling setting up a Legal Aid Fund to assist indigent community citizens who cannot afford legal representation, a Judge […]
Senegal medics arrive Sierra Leone to help treat tanker blast victims
First group of senegal medical experts expected to assist Sierra Leone in treating victims of last week’s horrific tanker explosion has arrived. Recall that the […]
Ghana parliament begins public hearings on anti-LGBT law
Ghana’s parliament on Thursday hold the first public hearing on a new law that would make it illegal to be gay or to advocate for […]
11 students injured as explosion rocks Cameroon’s university
At least 11 students were injured on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a university campus in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region of […]
Tragedy as 26 children die in Niger school fire
No fewer than 26 school children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in […]
ECOWAS resolves to maintain sanctions against Mali, Guinea
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to maintain the sanctions it imposed on Guinea, while imposing […]
18 killed, others injured as goldmine collapses in Niger Republic
At least 18 people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed in southern Niger near the border with Nigeria, the local mayor said on Monday. “The […]
Sierra Leone ‘desperately’ seeks international medical aid after deadly blast
Sierra Leone Government has requested international medical aid for its overburdened hospitals in the wake of a fuel tanker blast in the capital Freetown that […]
ECOWAS imposes fresh sanctions on Mali, Guinea
The West African regional grouping ECOWAS on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries […]
Sierra Leone declares 3-day national mourning after deadly fuel tanker explosion
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has declared three days of national mourning from Monday to Wednesday for the 108 lives lost in a fuel […]
Tanker explosion: UN mourns with Sierra Leone, pledges support
UN has commiserated with the government and people of Sierra Leone over the explosion of a petroleum tanker in Freetown. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, joined […]
Liberian Govt. places $15,000 as bounty for high-profile murderers terrorising country
The Liberian government has announced a total of $15,000 cash reward for any useful information for the arrest of perpetrators of recent high-profile murders in […]
Osinbajo to represent Nigeria at 3rd ECOWAS summit on Guinea, Malian political crises
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari would be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at an Extra-ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of […]
NIS commends Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire MoU on consular, immigration services
Mrs Edith Onyemenam, Assistant Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), says the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire on consular […]
UPDATE: Tragedy as 99 killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone
At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded […]
Many killed as fuel tanker explodes in Sierra Leone
A fuel tanker exploded late Friday in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, leaving large casualties. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of the capital, confirmed the accident on […]
Dozens dead In Niger Republic attack
A jihadist attack in Niger’s volatile “tri-border” zone with Burkina Faso and Mali has killed dozens of members of a self-defence militia, local sources told […]
At least 19 killed in road accident in Ghana
At least 19 people were killed in a road accident in Ashanti Region of Ghana, police confirmed Tuesday. The deaths occurred when a truck collided […]