Category: World
Togo leader’s sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule
A former defence minister and vocal critic of Togo's government, Marguerite Gnakadé, has been arrested, according to security sources.
Gnakadé, the [...]
Kenya issues arrest warrant for British national over young mother’s murder
A Kenyan High Court has issued an arrest warrant for a British national suspected of murdering a 21-year-old woman more than a decade ago.
Agnes Wa [...]
U.S. judge challenges deportation of West Africans to Ghana
A U.S. federal judge has raised serious concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of recent deportations of West African migrants, questionin [...]
How ‘Dior parties’ are causing a scandal in West Africa
The trend spread like wildfire, as did the intractable controversies around it. In just a few months, “Dior parties” have become all the rage on socia [...]
Ivory Coast’s ‘iron lady’ – from hiding in a bunker to presidential hopeful
Former Ivory Coast First Lady Simone Gbagbo has gone from hiding in a bunker in an attempt to avoid arrest to defiantly announcing she will [...]
ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation [...]
US cuts off Ghana rom MCC cash
Ghana has been officially blacklisted from receiving financial assistance under the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program, a m [...]
3 Nigerians get 100 years in jail for car theft in Kumasi
The fight against organized vehicle theft in Kumasi has recorded a major breakthrough after three Nigerians were handed hefty prison terms totaling 10 [...]
Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says
Villagers in a remote area of Sudan's western Darfur region are trying to reach buried victims by hand after a devastating landslide on Sunday, aid gr [...]
Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village
The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State, local officials say.
On [...]