West Africa

At least 100 wedding guests are now known to have been killed in a boat disaster in Nigeria as a probe begins into the...

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law a new bill, which provides interest-free loans to student.It is the first of its kind...

Guinness World Records (GWR) has on Tuesday confirmed that Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey aka Hilda Baci now holds the world record for longest cooking...

Nigeria's suspended central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele has been detained by the police's Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS said on Saturday that Emefiele who...

In what is seen as a major blow to the government, Guinea-Bissau's opposition coalition has won majority seats parliament following last Sunday's legislative elections. The...

Ghana has banned the slaughter, sale and consumption of meat in its northern region over a deadly anthrax outbreak. The one-month ban also affects the...

Nigeria's major workers unions have announced the suspension of their planned nationwide strike which was called for Wednesday.The unions were expected to stay away...

Calm has now returned to most streets of Senegal's capital, Dakar after days of violence following the jailing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. His supporters...

At least nine people were killed in clashes between riot police and supporters of Senegal's opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko on Thursday. Protests erupted after Sonko...

Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court for "corrupting young people." The "corruption of youth", consists...