Tag: West Africa
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: How the Benin Republic coup broke out — and fizzled within 24 hours
It started quietly in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, checks by WITHIN NIGERIA report. By…
IN SUMMARY: Benin’s failed coup, Russia’s widening influence and the unsettling state of West African democracy
The brief coup attempt in Benin has renewed concerns about the stability of democratic systems across West Africa.…
SEQUENCE: Guinea-Bissau adds to West Africa’s growing wave of coups
Guinea-Bissau has become the newest West African country to witness a takeover by its armed forces. The announcement…
TRIBUTE: Dahiru Usman, Gombe-born Scholar Who Memorized Quran Before The Age of 20
Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has died. Another large star has fallen from the sky. This time, it dropped…
ISIS kills three top Commanders in West Africa, 14 others to die after Eid prayers
The new leadership of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and members of the Shura council…
Independent candidacy: ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria
The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a suit by Obinna Umeh…
Senegal opens ‘biggest mosque in West Africa’ today
SENEGAL’S influential Mouride Brotherhood will today inaugurate a 30,000-capacity mosque in the capital, Dakar, touted as the largest…
ISWAP: Launch global coalition against terrorism in West Africa now, Amnesty Watch tells United Nations, US
London-based group, Global Amnesty Watch, has called on the United Nations as well as United States of America…