Two prominent Benin men, Olivier Boko, a businessman and longtime friend of President Patrice Talon, and Oswald Homeky, a former sports minister, were arrested last week…
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The trio of West African nations that broke away from the regional bloc, ECOWAS, are planning to launch a web television following the closure of several…
Denmark announced on Monday that it will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso as part of a new Africa strategy. According to the country’s…
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have formally requested that the United Nations Security Council condemn the Ukrainian government for its alleged support of international terrorism in…
Niger announced on Tuesday that it would immediately sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine, alleging that Kyiv has been backing “terrorist groups”. This decision comes just two…
Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop insists his country, Burkina Faso and Niger, will not return to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), despite reconciliatory…
Togo has now fixed April 29 as the date for legislative elections after initially delaying the polls over a controversial constitutional reform, according to a government statement…
In order to find a lasting solution to the Niger crisis, the Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf arrived Nigeria on Wednesday and is expected to tour…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has dismissed reports of widespread violence and voter suppression during the governorship and House of Assembly elections held on…
Les Democrates, Benin Republic’s main opposition party has rejected provisional results from Sunday’s parliamentary election. Benin’s electoral body said the party won 28 seats in the…