ECOWAS Meets in Ghana to Tackle Member Withdrawals/in /by
West African leaders are gathering in Accra, Ghana, for a two-day meeting to address the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso
Teachers strike shuts down schools across Cameroon/in /by
Cameroon faces a major education crisis as a four-day national teachers’ strike begins on April 22nd
Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast/in /by
Victims paid as much as $9,000 to supposed recruiters who instead trafficked them to the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, where they were held under physical and psychological coercion, the agency said in a statement.
Burkina Faso military government says it thwarted “major” coup attempt/in /by
Plotters included current and former soldiers, as well as terrorist leaders, who planned to swarm the presidential palace on 16 April 2025.
World Food Programme to halt aid for 650,000 women and children in Ethiopia/in /by
The UN agency faces a funding shortfall of US$222 million between April and September 2025.
Pope Francis’ funeral scheduled Saturday April 26/in /by
Cardinals met at the Vatican on Tuesday to plan the conclave to elect his successor and to make other decisions about running the Catholic Church.
Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony honours greatest athletes in the world/in /by
In Madrid, Laureus World Sports Awards gathered some of the most important athletes in the world on Monday evening for an annual award ceremony.
South African Catholics mourn Pope Francis/in /by
Around the world, Catholics are mourning the death of Pope Francis. In South Africa, the faithful can come to pray for the pontiff at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.
UN warns on global crime expansion/in /by
UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces attack in western Darfur kills at least 30, according to activist group/in /by
An alleged attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the capital city of the North Darfur province, el-Fasher, has killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more.