18 people have been killed in an attack suspected to have been carried out by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri.
A prominent opposition politician in Ghana, Koku Anyidoho is facing “treason” charges after he was arrested on Tuesday for reportedly calling for a “civil revolt” or “civil coup” against the government.
Many Ghanaians led by opposition political parties are marching through the streets of the capital, Accra as they protest the passage of an agreement between their government and that of the United States of America.
A senior official who works with Gambia’s intelligence agency has been arrested by the police as investigations continue into the death of the political activist Solo Sandeng who was killed in April 2016.
The Presidential run-off poll in Sierra Leone scheduled for Tuesday March 27 has been postponed to Saturday, according to the country's election commission hours after a high court gave permission for the run-off to go ahead.
