Recent News Headlines : West Africa

A 'SLAVE AUCTION' PUTS THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT BACK ON LIBYA


More than 150,000 migrants and refugees made the crossing to Europe from Libya in each of the past three years... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 2524

MALI DELAYS REGIONAL ELECTIONS AMID SECURITY CONCERNS


Mali has announced the postponement of regional elections scheduled for December to April, amid security concerns following attacks by armed groups... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 253

TOGOLESE PROTESTERS CONTINUE TO DEMAND PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION


ACROSS AFRICA In this week's edition protests in Togo continue and hundreds are forced to cross the border into Ghana the Triplets Ghetto Kids show u..... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 4

DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA


Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 777

RED CROSS ADMITS EBOLA CASH LOST TO FRAUD


An investigation by Red Cross auditors has revealed that in Liberia 2.7m disappeared in fraudulently overpriced supplies, or in salaries for non-existent aid workers... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 5035

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPORTEDLY PUSHING FOR DRONE STRIKES IN NIGER


Expanding US drone strikes to Niger would be a major boost to American counterterrorism measures in the region... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 231

GUNMEN KILL 13 NIGER SOLDIERS IN ATTACK NEAR MALI BORDER


A United Nations Security Council delegation was in Mali on Saturday to discuss the force... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 106

FOUR KILLED AFTER CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN


Four crew members were killed when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 0

4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK


U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1525

PLA NAVY, ON HUMANITARIAN MISSION, VISITS SIERRA LEONE[1]


The vessel arrived on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital and largest city, which is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 3

DREAMS OF EUROPE LIFE SPUR PERILOUS JOURNEY FROM WEST AFRICA


Kadi Bah saw people starving in the Sahara desert and drowning in the Mediterranean during her failed six-month odyssey to reach Europe... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 173

ONE FAMILY HAS RULED TOGO FOR 50 YEARS. HUGE PROTESTS ARE SHAKING THEIR GRIP ON POWER.


Togo is now the only West African country to never have had a democratic change in government, nor term limits for its leaders... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 1875

TOGO PRESIDENT REQUESTS CANCELLATION OF ISRAEL-AFRICA SUMMIT AMID UNREST


Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe, has requested the cancellation of an Israeli-Africa summit scheduled for next month in the West African country, the Associated Press reports... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 7

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ADAMA BARROW SWORN IN AS GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT IN SENEGAL


Hundreds of West African soldiers had previously deployed to the Gambian border to back Barrow in a showdown with Jammeh... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 12018

GAMBIA'S YAHYA JAMMEH DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY


Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has declared a state of emergency, just two days before he is supposed to cede power after losing elections last month... READ MORE

17th January, 2017 9843

GAMBIA: YAHYA JAMMEH GETS A FINAL DEADLINE TO STEP DOWN


The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania headed for The Gambia on Friday for talks with Jammeh ahead of a deadline for him to leave power... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 9255

JAMMEH GIVEN LAST CHANCE TO RESIGN AS TROOPS CLOSE IN


West African leaders are in The Gambia to try to persuade Yahya Jammeh to cede power to his elected successor... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 6766

GAMBIA'S JAMMEH 'TO QUIT AND LEAVE', SAYS ADAMA BARROW


West African nations have deployed troops in The Gambia threatening to drive him out of office by force... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 6113

NANA AKUFO-ADDO SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT


Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana's new president on Saturday, in a ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders... READ MORE

7th January, 2017 5882

GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT JAMMEH REFUSES TO LEAVE OFFICE AS DEADLINE PASSES


Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 5400

AT LEAST 300 DEAD IN SIERRA LEONE MUDSLIDES AND FLOODING[1]


Sierra Leone's national broadcaster announced late Monday that the death toll had risen above 300... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 4750

HUNDREDS FEARED DEAD IN MUDSLIDE NEAR FREETOWN


Hundreds of people are feared dead after a mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, officials and witnesses say... READ MORE

14th August, 2017 4342

THE GAMBIA HOPING TO REVIVE KEY TOURISM INDUSTRY


The Gambia, a tiny, tourism-reliant country in West Africa, typically averages around 4,000 visitors a week during its peak month of January... READ MORE

5th February, 2017 3607

DESPITE EXPIRED TERM GAMBIAS PRESIDENT REFUSES TO LEAVE OFFICE EVEN AS TROOPS NEAR


Troops from neighboring Senegal moved to the border with Gambia, a tiny West African country on the Atlantic Ocean... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 3479

NANA AKUFO-ADDO TO BE SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT


Ghana's new president, Nana Akufo-Addo, will be sworn in on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month... READ MORE

7th January, 2017 3398

AFRICAN LEADERS HEAD TO THE GAMBIA FOR MEDIATION TALKS


West African heads of state to arrive in Banjul to ask President Jammeh to step down, according to Senegalese official... READ MORE

12th December, 2016 2982

HEAVY RAINS DESTROY HUNDREDS OF HOUSES


According to Niger's government, the rains have killed at least 44 people in Niamey and other parts of the West African country since June... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 2338

THE GAMBIA: TROOPS DEPLOYED TO STREETS AS PRESIDENT REJECTS ELECTION DEFEAT


Yahya Jammeh had conceded result to Adama Barrow but now claims 'fresh and transparent elections' are needed... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 1841

AT LEAST 20 HOSTAGES DEAD IN SIEGE OF HOTEL IN MALI, OFFICIAL SAYS


Mali has faced repeated attacks from militants linked to al-Qaeda and other factions, but the Islamic State does not have major footholds in the region... READ MORE

20th November, 2015 1782

TROPHY HUNTING JUST PART OF THE STORY BEHIND DECLINING LION NUMBERS IN AFRICA


Lion numbers are in steep decline across Africa, but trophy hunting is only partly responsible for the long-term losses, say conservationists... READ MORE

29th July, 2015 1544

6 CANADIANS FROM QUEBEC KILLED IN ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL


Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians from Quebec dead... READ MORE

17th January, 2016 1539

EMMANUEL MACRON VISITS FRENCH TROOPS IN NORTHERN MALI


President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops fighting armed groups in the West African country of Mali on Friday, during his first official visit outside Europe... READ MORE

19th May, 2017 1531

WHY DEMOCRACY PREVAILED IN GAMBIA


The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE

1st February, 2017 1468

BENIN, LIBERIA LEAD AFRICA IN RANKING AT MAIDEN GLOBAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION


Among the African contingent that ranked behind Benin and Liberia were Nigeria 25, Mozambique 29, Mali 30, Zambia 32, Sierra Leone 37, Cameroon 43, and Equatorial Guinea 50 ... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 1453

GAMBIA: YAHYA JAMMEH'S ELECTION CHALLENGE POSTPONED


The Supreme Court of Gambia cannot rule on President Yahya Jammeh's challenge against his electoral defeat until May, according to its chief justice... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 1386

BURKINA FASO SECURITY FORCES ATTACK HOTEL


Burkina faso security forces attack hostage-takers at hotel... READ MORE

16th January, 2016 1371

SIERRA LEONE IS FREE OF EBOLA, 18 MONTHS AND 11,000 DEATHS AFTER OUTBREAK


NAIROBI -- About a year and a half after it emerged, the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has officially ended... READ MORE

7th November, 2015 1309

DEAL REACHED TO END ARMY MUTINY


A two-day mutiny by soldiers in nine cities across Ivory Coast ended peacefully on Saturday after the government pledged to improve troops' salaries and living conditions... READ MORE

7th January, 2017 1178

GAMBIA CRISIS INTENSIFIES BEFORE THURSDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION


Yahya Jammeh, president of the West African nation, has been in power since he staged a coup 22 years ago... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 1060

TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA


How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE

8th February, 2016 1051

ADAMA BARROW HEADS TO MALI FOR GAMBIA CRISIS TALKS


Winner of presidential vote heads to Bamako as last-ditch regional attempts to persuade Yahya Jammeh to step down fail... READ MORE

14th January, 2017 1045

MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TB RATES SOARING IN WEST AFRICA, WHO WARNS


We recommend that efforts be put in place for containment of a potential west African TB epidemic at the earliest possible stage... READ MORE

3rd November, 2016 1028

'THE COFFERS ARE VIRTUALLY EMPTY': GAMBIA'S DEFEATED LEADER FLEES COUNTRY WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDS


Although the declaration was written to provide Jammeh with maximum protection, it doesn't give him amnesty, according to international human rights lawyer Reed Brody... READ MORE

23rd January, 2017 993


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