Graffiti gains respect as Guinea embraces street art
From COVID awareness to portraits of power, Guinean artist Omar “Chimere” Diaw is transforming blank city walls into bold statements....
West Africa
Graffiti is gradually being accepted in West Africa
The artist from Guinea, Omar Diaw, who also goes by his artist name "Chimere", started spray painting on a blank...
Senegal presents report on French colonial massacre during WWII
On 16th October, Senegal revealed an official report on the 1944 Thiaroye massacre, where French colonial troops killed African soldiers...
Guinea to hold its first presidential elections post-coup
On September 27, Guinea announced its plans to hold its first presidential vote since the coup d’état staged by Mamady...
Declan Hayes: Why is ISIS here, there and everywhere?
This website's recent report that the Islamic State (ISIS) is particularly active throughout Africa, "the Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin and...
Togo silent as Burkina militants escalate northern attacks
Militants originating from Burkina Faso have intensified their attacks in northern Togo since the start of the year, while the...
UNICEF warns cholera threatens 80,000 children across Africa
UNICEF has raised the alarm over a growing cholera threat in Central and West Africa, warning that an estimated 80,000...
UNHCR to reduce presence in Ivory Coast amid financial crisis
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office for Ivory Coast — which also covers four other coastal countries...
Jean Sovon: Mauritania deports large flow of Sub-Saharan migrants
Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are being detained and deported from Mauritania. Some members of civil society in Mauritania...
Roadside bomb reportedly kills 26 in Northeast Nigeria
A roadside bomb has killed a reported 26 people in northeastern Nigeria according to local police and reported by Africa...
Immigration doubles into EU from W Africa, drops via eastern Med
While statistics released show that immigration into the EU on its eastern flank have reduced considerably, the opposite is the...
West African juntas accuse Ukraine of aiding rebels in UN letter
In a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council, the juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger denounced Ukraine’s...
Mali: civilians swelter under record-breaking heatwave
Mali civilians are struggling to cope with the ongoing heatwave that has descended across the West African region, reports Euronews...
Russian military instructors land in Niger
Russian military instructors arrived in Niger on April 10th as the country and its junta-led neighbours strengthen their relations with...
Internet blackout hits eight African countries
Internet observatory Netblocks reported a major internet blackout West and Central Africa on March 14th, according to Reuters. Operators of...
