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DSS Arrests Edo Activist Over Solidarity Rally for Burkina Faso’s Traoré
Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a prominent Edo-based activist, Comrade Kola Edokpayi, alongside five others, over a proposed Pan-African solidarity…
Shettima, African leaders witness inauguration of Gabon President
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, alongside other African leaders, on Saturday joined thousands of Gabonese citizens to witness the inauguration of the newly elected President of…
Burkina Faso’s Captain Traoré Projects Revolutionary Image Amid Rising Repression
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional leader, has cultivated a striking public image—sporting designer military fatigues, leather gloves, and a service pistol, even in the heat…
Hands Off Traoré!” Black Britons Rally for Burkina Faso’s Sovereignty
Chants of “Hands off Ibrahim Traoré!” rang through the streets of London on Thursday, as thousands of Black Britons gathered outside the US Embassy in Vauxhall. The protest formed part of a…
ECOWAS Parliament Urges Sahel States to Return, Citing Regional Unity and Stability
The ECOWAS Parliament has called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to reconsider their decision to withdraw from the subregional bloc, urging the three Sahel nations to return in the interest…
Propaganda Fuels Nigerian Support for Burkina Faso’s Junta Leader Traore
In a modest auto body shop in Lagos, 39-year-old Kehinde Sanni spends his days fixing dented cars — and praising a man he has never met from a country he has never visited: Captain…
Morocco Expels 2 Italian Journalists Over Western Sahara Reporting Attempt
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Moroccan authorities for deporting two Italian freelancers who attempted to report from Western Sahara, urging an end to the…
Ugandan Man Jailed 10 Years for Sexual Assault of Three-Year-Old Girl
A Ugandan court has sentenced an 18-year-old man to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl during a church service in April 2025.
The assault took place when the…
Lion Kills 14-Year-Old Girl Near Nairobi Home
A 14-year-old girl was killed by a lion on Sunday evening after the animal entered a residential compound on the outskirts of Nairobi and dragged her away.
The Kenya Wildlife Service…
Kenyan Woman, 28, Caught With 294g of Cocaine Hidden in Body Cavity
A 28-year-old Kenyan woman, Jane Njeri Muigai, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle 294 grams of cocaine concealed in her body.
The Directorate of Criminal…