Guinea-Bissau calls for quick activation of military force against coups in ECOWAS
The Guinean Foreign Minister, Suzi Barbosa, on Monday called on the military leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the rapid […]
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Germany returned to Nigeria 22 bronzes stolen from the kingdom of Benin
Germany returned 22 bronzes from the ancient kingdom of Benin, looted during the colonial era, to Nigeria on Tuesday in an official ceremony in Abuja. […]
UN Working Group demands immediate liberation of Benin opposition figure Rekya Madougou
A UN Working Group addressing the arrest of Rekya Madougou, a political figures opposed to President Patrice Talon, sentenced 21 years in prison, slammed the […]
Benin: Head of Cotonou National Teaching Hospital interrogated over death of 4 patients
The criminal investigation department of the Benin Police interrogated Tuesday the Director General of the National Teaching Hospital in capital Cotonou as part of investigation […]
Equatorial Guinea signs Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Created in July 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the first globally enforceable multilateral agreement banning nuclear weapons in their entirety. […]
Algeria maneuvers vainly to involve all AU bodies, including Court on , in Sahara issue
The ruling of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, issued on September 22, is a desperate attempt by Algeria and the Polisario to […]
Morocco, Nigeria, ECOWAS Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement
Morocco’s National Agency for Mines and Hydrocarbons (ONHYM), Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), and the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) signed Thursday […]
New “terrorist” attack repelled in northern Togo
The Togolese army said on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack carried out on Monday evening by “armed terrorist groups” that left “a few […]
Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
Amnesty International warns of “rights violations” in Togo and Benin
In the struggle against armed groups responsible for deadly attacks in the north of the two countries, security forces in Benin and Togo violated human […]