West Africa

Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has taken over as acting president.A statement from a government spokesman said President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday travel...

Adama Barrow has been sworn in as president of the Gambia in neighboring Senegal. He took his oath of office at the Gambian Embassy...

The president elect of the Gambia, Adama Barrow will be sworn in as leader of the West African country in neighboring Senegal.In a massage...

Responsibility for Wednesday’s car bomb attack on a Mali military base has been claimed by the group Al-Qaeda.The militant group’s North African affiliate said...

The army chief of the Gambia has stated that his soldiers are not going to fight troops coming from neighboring Senegal should they enter...

The British tour operator Thomas Cook has announced it is evacuating holidaymakers from Gambia.This follows the uncertainty that surrounds the political future of country...

More than 30 people are reported to have been killed in a car bomb attack on a military base in Mali on Wednesday.The BBC...

The Gambia’s state television has reported that the country’s national assembly has ruled allowing embattled president Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for additional...

Injured people are comforted at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Reuters The International...

People walk at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria. Photo Credit: ReutersA Nigerian air force...