
Suspected bandits have abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, after invading their off‑campus residence on the outskirts of the Low‑Cost...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 4, 2026The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has temporarily suspended new registrations for its voluntary repatriation programme, citing an overwhelming surge in applications from...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 4, 2026The pattern is now unmistakable. Every time a serious security threat emerges in any Nigerian state, President Bola Tinubu does not announce a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 2, 2026The death of a 21-year-old university student at the hands of campus security volunteers has exposed a deeply troubling pattern in Nigeria: a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 1, 2026A presidential delegation sent by President Bola Tinubu to Oyo State to meet with families of abducted school children arrived in vehicles bearing...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 1, 2026During a press conference held on Friday, May 22, 2026, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Mali, His Excellency Mr....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 25, 2026A father has spoken of his unbearable grief after the bodies of his three daughters were recovered from the sea off Brighton beach...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 22, 2026Mali has appointed Brigadier General Daouda Traoré as the new Chief of Staff of the National Guard, a move aimed at strengthening the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 21, 2026As heavily armed bandits behead a teacher in Oyo State, kill a former lawmaker after nine days in captivity, and abduct at least...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 20, 2026Mali has announced new restrictions on direct access roads to Bamako Sénou International Airport, citing security concerns. The measure temporarily limits entry to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 18, 2026A wave of shock and grief has swept through Oyo State after a devastating terrorist attack that left a teacher dead and 45...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 18, 2026The United States and Nigeria have announced the killing of senior ISIS commander Abu Bilal al Minuki in a joint military operation. President...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 16, 2026