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Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned the public about possible bomb attacks during celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on Tuesday, April 26, the service said it has discovered plans “by suspected criminal gangs to forge an alliance among themselves with a view to launching further… Read More

The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator visited South Sudan last weekend to assess needs on the ground and meet people affected by on going violence as well as natural disasters. The UN delegation visited the camp of Malakel in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. “What I see going forward is that we have to switch some of the things we do.I would… Read More

A group of armed men attacked a police station in northern Benin and killed a policeman before setting fire to the facility near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso, state media reported Wednesday. This attack, which occurred on Tuesday morning in Karimama, has not been claimed. State-owned newspaper, The Nation reported that the gunmen on motorbikes stormed the police… Read More

Burkina Faso and Guinea, where the military has seized power by force, have asked their West African neighbours for more time to come up with a timetable for the transition. This comes after the expiration of the Monday 25th April ultimatum, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Wednesday. “Burkina Faso wished to have more time than… Read More

Manchester City is on course to reach a second successive Champions League final after beating Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling and one of the best of all-time matches. Kevin de Bruyne’s diving header and Gabriel Jesus’ calm finish gave City a 2-0 lead inside the opening 11 minutes. Karim Benzema volleyed home for Real, but Phil Foden’s header made… Read More

Mali has accused the French army of spying and subversion when it used a drone to film what France alleged was mercenaries burying bodies near a military base. The west African nation’s ruling junta in a statement on Tuesday, said a drone illegally flew over the Gossi base on April 20, the day after French forces handed the site back… Read More

The World Health Organisation’s Director-General announced the lowest global death toll since March 2020. According to the world’s health body, there were “just over 15,000 deaths” caused by Covid-19 reported last week. “Now to Covid. Globally reported cases and deaths continue to decline, which is very encouraging and good news. Last week, just over 15,000 deaths were reported to WHO,… Read More

A veteran left-wing Tunisian politician announced the creation a new alliance aimed at restoring constitutional normality in the country following President Kais Saied’s power grab last year. The president was elected in 2019 and sacked the government on July 25th 2021. Parliament was also suspended shortly afterwards while the president seized wide ranging powers. “We’re here to announce the creation… Read More

A Moroccan activist, Rabie Al Ablaq, has been sentenced to four years in prison for “offending” King Mohammed VI on social networks. “The court of the first instance in Al Hoceima (north) sentenced Rabie Al Ablaq to four years in prison for offending the king electronically,” his lawyer Abdelmajid Azaryah told AFP. In addition to the sentence, which was declared… Read More

Community leaders and fighters from local armed groups have begun talks with an uncertain outcome in Burkina Faso, with the endorsement of the military junta that took power in the country facing jihadist violence since 2015. In early April, the junta that overthrew elected president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 24 January announced the creation of “local dialogue committees” with… Read More