Ten years ago, on April 14th, 2024, Boko Haram militants abducted 279 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria. The girls were preparing for exams when they were taken. This ... Read more »
The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria to Renaissance Africa Energy raises serious concerns about worsening human rights ... Read more »
Mali's junta has issued a decree suspending political party activities and associations of a political nature indefinitely, citing the need to maintain public order. < Read more »
The opposition has accused President Faure Gnassingbe of hijacking power in a bid to "rule indefinitely" following parliament's approval of a constitutional reform, which would ... Read more »
It's called "Kush" but should not be confused with the drug of the same name found in the US, which is a mixture of Read more »
In a country whose presidents have held close ties with France, the former colonizer, Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans for a new national currency, breaking away from the ... Read more »
The ruling coalition's candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat and congratulated his opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential ... Read more »
Some experts have expressed fears that with the increasing violence in the Sahel, due to the multiplicity of armed groups, it's hard to see how a political transition could ... Read more »
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger would not only be a disaster for its counter-terrorism initiatives in the region but would also hinder its efforts to counter the rise of ... Read more »
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on opposition political parties in the country to learn from the presidential poll in Senegal and come together to form a coalition ... Read more »
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