The government of Switzerland has announced that it will be returning to the Nigerian government about $321 million from the seizure of assets from the family of the country’s former military leader Sani Abacha.
A major ally of the President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has announced his decision to join the opposition political party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
27 year old Enoch Yeboah traveled from Ghana to Libya in 2013 hoping to cross over to Europe for greener pasture. His dream prior to traveling became a mirage when things went bad on this journey to Libya.
The Supreme Court in Liberia has started hearing the petition filed by two political parties in the country claiming the October Presidential election was characterized by fraud.
The opposition in Togo has vowed to continue with its protests demanding the exit of Faure Gnassingbe as President of the West African nation in order to end the Gnassingbe dynasty.
About 4,000 government employees in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state have been sacked, sparking outrage among trade unions. The state government said the workers, mainly in administrative posts, were unproductive, and were dismissed to reduce the "bloated bureaucracy" and the wage bill.
10 Gambian soldiers have been charged by a military court with treason and mutiny for allegedly plotting to overthrow the country's newly elected government led by President Adama Barrow.
Human rights group, Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the activities of Shell, the oil company for alleged crimes committed by Nigeria’s military in the 1990s.
