The Malian armed forces (FAMa) have released a statement that they are in control of the Malian town of Kidal. The town is the stronghold of the Tuareg separatist rebellion and a major Launchpad from which the government aims to dislodge the jihadists from the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), affiliated with Al…
As the results trickle in from the state governorship elections just concluded in three Nigerian states, reports suggest that the electoral process witnessed serious irregularities. According to some observers, the instances of violence and other serious violations were widespread and caused many to stay away from the polls. The country’s election umpire, the Independent National…
A UN Mission convoy in Mali arrived in the north-eastern city of Gao on the night of November 7, after a week-long journey, as part of the departure of peacekeepers from the volatile Kidal region. The development is the latest step in the accelerated withdrawal process of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in…
The standard bearer of the Grassroots Development Movement (GDM) who placed third at the general elections, Edward Wade Appleton, has endorsed the candidacy of former Vice-President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s presidential bid in the 14 November 2023 run-off elections. He has also rallied all qualified Liberians to take back their country from the reported misrule of…
At least 15 villagers have been killed and several others were injured after an attack on rice farmers on their farmland by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno on Sunday evening. The state is the centre of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency. It was learnt that the insurgents raided the rice…
In the lead-up to Liberia’s runoff elections scheduled for November 14, the camps of both candidates, incumbent President George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and former Vice-President John Boakai of the Unity Party (UP), have been engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations aimed at securing the support of other political parties and independent candidates….
Reports from Guinea say gunmen stormed the main prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea on Saturday, freeing 2008 coup leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara, who is under trial for the death of opposition supporters in 2009. He was taken along with three other high-ranking officers, including military figures Claude Pivi and Blaise Goumou. The duo…
The security challenges faced by member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have seen a frightening increase in the number of casualties recorded, sparking an outcry by the regional body and a call for greater efforts from the United Nations (UN) to contain the threat. According to the president of the ECOWAS…
Iran has continued to search for new partnerships on the African continent as it asserts its economic and political dominance on the global stage. After a series of state visits by the country’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, to a number of African states, including Kenya, the country has taken steps to build economic relations in West…
The Ghanaian government has received a fleet of 100 armoured vehicles from the European Union (EU) as part of increased border security assistance for coastal West African nations affected by conflicts in the Sahel region. Ghana, along with Gulf of Guinea neighbours Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast, are facing a growing risk of violence in…
