West Africa
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Africa
Ivory Coast records first Ebola case in 25 years, WHO expresses ‘immense concern’
Ivory Coast’s first recorded case of Ebola in more than 25 year is of “immense concern”, the World Health Organization…
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Africa
Gunmen kill 12 soldiers in Burkina Faso, 51 in Mali
Twelve Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by suspected rebels near the West African country’s…
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Africa
Ghana plants five million trees
Five million trees are being planted in Ghana on Friday in an attempt to restore the country’s forests. All Ghanaians…
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Africa
Thousands flee after massacre in northern Burkina Faso
More than 7,000 families have fled their homes in Burkina Faso’s northern region following the area’s worst massacre in years,…
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Africa
More than 130 killed in Burkina Faso attack
Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst…
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Africa
Coup: France suspends military ties with Mali, to operate independently
France is halting joint military operations with Mali over last week’s coup in the West African country. It said the…
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Africa
Buhari travels to Ghana over Mali crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for Accra, Ghana to attend an emergency Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS, convened to…
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Africa
Mali court appoints Assimi Goita as interim president
Mali’s constitutional court has named the colonel who led a military coup this week as the country’s new interim leader.…
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Africa
Mali’s coup leader Col Assimi Goïta declares himself president
Mali’s former junta leader Col Assimi Goïta has declared himself the country’s transitional president. He made the announcement after stripping…
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Africa
Coup: UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports…