West Africa

Two young female suicide bombers attacked a town in Cameroon's Far North region early on Thursday, authorities said, the fourth strike near the Nigerian...

Nigeria's security forces have killed more than 150 peaceful protestors since August 2015, a human rights group has claimed. Amnesty International said the country's military...

Ghanaians will be voting on December 7, 2016 and presidential candidates have been canvasing for votes across the country. Three of the candidates contesting...

Mosquitoes are spreading agents for the deadly dengue virus. Photo Credit: AFP Dengue fever has killed at least 20 people in Burkina Faso where about...

Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Tourism, Cultural and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie(Fourth from right) with some young people in Ghana. Photo Credit: Emmanuel Leslie...

Didier Drogba. Photo Credit: USA TODAY Sports Striker Didier Drogba has indicated he will not return to Montreal Impact next season, with the Major League...

Local media in Ghana are reporting that the government of Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic workers from that country.These workers according to...

Nigeria"s Oil Minister and OPEC president Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu. Photo Credit: Reuters  Nigeria's parliament summoned the country's oil minister on Tuesday to clarify details of...

Benin security forces seized 54 kilograms of cocaine from a container that had arrived at its main port of Cotonou from Brazil, the public...

Suspected Boko Haram militants launched three attacks in northern Cameroon within 24 hours, including a thwarted suicide strike on a camp for people who...