200 West African soldiers deployed in Benin after failed coup
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday’s […]
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Benin gov’t foils attempted military coup, 14 arrested
The government of Benin says it has foiled an attempted coup by members of the West African nation’s armed forces.
US sentences Nigerian bank-fraud kingpin to 20 years
A Nigerian national described by US prosecutors as a “perpetual thief” and the mastermind of a sprawling nationwide bank-fraud network
South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead
At least 11 people – including a three-year-old child – have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel
Drone attack in South Kordofan kills at least 50, including children
A drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan’s South Kordofan region, is said to have hit a kindergarten
Social media accounts of Tanzanian activist removed amid protest allegations
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results
Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid kidnapping crisis
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his position with immediate effect for health reasons, the president’s
Pastor, new bride abducted in latest Nigeria attacks
Gunmen have abducted at least 20 people, including a pastor and a new bride, in two separate attacks in the
Deadly floods ravage Southeast Asia, hundreds dead or missing
Hundreds are dead and missing in South East Asia, where some of the heaviest rain in decades has swept the
Army General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional President
An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state a day after an apparent coup. General
Military seizes power in Guinea-Bissau; President Embaló reportedly arrested
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló,