30.05.2026 The head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging local communities to lead the fight against a disease whose confirmed cases have nearly doubled in two days. WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Bunia in the Democratic Republic of…
Category: West Africa
Nigeria 17 killed in militants attack
At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after présumable Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on May 16. Nigeria has been struggling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a different area of the…
DRC: Ebola outbreak
Brussels 17.05.2026 The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war aggravates the situation. The species of Ebola involved is rare, so there are fewer tools for treatment of the patients. The mortality statistics indicates that for 30 percent…
Cameroon welcomes Pope Leo XIV
Brussels 16.04.2026 Pope Leo XIV’s lands in Cameroon on Wednesday, April 15, beginning the second destination of his pilgrimage that will take him also to Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The moment Pope Leo arrived at the Palais de l'Unité (Palace of Unity) for an official visit to the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul…
Nigeria: U.S. sends military personnel
Brussels 11.02.2026 The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Trump accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, an American military official said Tuesday, February 10. BREAKING 🚨 President Trump stuns the world by announcing 200 troops…
Nigeria: U.S. strikes “terrorist scum”
26.12.2025 Brussels the U.S. military has launched strikes against the Islamic State (IS) linked groups in north-western Nigeria, where they have sought to establish a stronghold. Camps led by the group in Sokoto state on Nigeria’s border with Niger, were hit, the U.S. military reported, adding that an “initial assessment” suggested “multiple” fatalities. "Tonight, at…
Nigeria apologies to Burkina Faso
18.12.2025 Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso government for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident led to the detention of 11 Nigerian servicemen. Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet…
Nigeria: U.S. targets Jihadi groups
Brussels 24.11.2025 President Donald Trump is promoting efforts to counter violence against Nigeria’s Christians, imposing a broader strategy since he ordered preparations for possible military action and warned that the United States could go in “guns-a-blazing” to neutralize Islamic militants. Mass kidnappings from schools and a deadly assault on a church have grabbed headlines in…
Cameroon: post-elections unrest
Brussels 16.11.2025 Authorities in Cameroon informed that 800 people were arrested and 16 killed during clashes with security forces over the announcement of the election victory of President Paul Biya. It is the government’s first official comment on the death toll since the unrest began. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji amitted that the security forces…
Ghana King welcomes artefacts
Brussels 11.11.2025 Britain and South Africa have offered on loan to Ghana more than 130 gold and bronze artefacts taken between the 1870s and the early 20th century, the West African state’s Asante King announced. The load will last until 2027. UK museums are set to loan looted Asante treasures back to Ghana until 2027….