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Gambian radio stations shut down

Security forces in The Gambia have shut down two private radio stations, the main press union has said, amid a crisis over President Yaya...

Nigeria’s Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017

Nigeria's government will seek a lasting peace settlement with militants in the oil-producing southern Niger Delta region in 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari said in...

Gambia’s Jammeh warns of a possible mutiny in his country, accusing ECOWAS of declaring war

The president of Gambian Yahya Jammeh has in a New Year’s message warned of a possible mutiny in his country if the West African...

China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017

Kenya set alight 105 tonnes of ivory tusks in April to help tackle the illegal trade. Photo Credit: AFP China has announced a ban on...

Mali sends back migrants deported by France

Mali warned airlines to check the documents of people being deported. Photo Credit: AFP Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France...

Israel takes retaliatory measures against Senegal for its vote at the UN

Israel has officially notified Senegal of its measures against the West African country for voting against its settlement activity in occupied Palestinian territory. This was...

Soldiers vacate Gambia’s election HQ as uncertainty surrounds the country’s political future

Soldiers in Gambia have now vacated the premises of the country’s electoral commission headquarters after occupying the facility for weeks. The soldiers prevented officials of...

Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Sambisa forest defeat

A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadist group has been pushed out...

Man suspected to have planned bombing a Lagos bridge arrested by police in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have said that they have foiled an attempt to blow up a major bridge in commercial city, Lagos. A 43-year old man...

Boko Haram militants used kidnapped girls as human shield to avoid air strikes from Nigeria army

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school and abducted schoolgirls, identifies her schoolmates from a video released by the Islamist...

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