2 year agoISIS Sahel Province declared its expansion to Benin, a country bordering Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso. The group retroactively reported several ops from July in latest an-Naba, targeting Beninese forces in Alibori Dept - largest and northernmost region of the country
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah arrives in Dakar for talks with Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union, on ways of resolving the Libyan crisis
2 year agoTAP Air Portugal A320neo collides with a motorbike while landing at Conakry Airport in Guinea. The aircraft rolled out without further incident however both occupants of the motorbike were killed
2 year agoConfirmed: Real-time network data show that Sierra Leone is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown amid anti-government protests in Freetown; metrics indicate national connectivity at 5% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing
Over 400 migrants storm border fence in Spain's Melilla enclave
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 64 km NW of Melilla, Spain
Ghana's foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 48 km NE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco
Terrorism: Morocco Arrest in Berkane in cooperation with the FBI of a 37-year-old engineer linked to ISIS leading a terrorist recruitment network and planning attacks against Moroccan and foreign personalities (Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations BCIJ)
2 year agoTerrorism: Extraordinary meeting of ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff, 5 and 6 May, in Ghana, to strengthen military cooperation. Ghana calls for intelligence sharing to better monitor GATs. Mali, Burkina and Guinea, suspended, took part
Zelensky recalled Ukrainian ambassadors from Morocco and Georgia
Mauritanian Presidency: Mohamed Bilal Messaoud appointed prime minister
Benin: The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) has opened a preliminary investigation for assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise after the death of a 50-year-old Frenchman in a terrorist attack perpetrated in a national park in the north of the country (PNAT)
2 year agoGuinea-Bissau: The country is recovering from the coup attempt, ECOWAS sends soldiers there
Guterres: The cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union today is stronger than ever
Six killed in failed coup in Guinea-Bissau, president sees link to drugs
A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says
The explosion of a truck in Ghana that was carrying explosives leaves at least 17 dead and 59 injured
2 year agoMine explosives being transported to Chirano Mines in the Western region of Ghana exploded during the journey after the truck collided with a motorcycle. The blast at Apeatse destroyed about 500 structures and left a crater in the Tarkwa-Bogoso road. Many are feared dead
2 year agoTruck carrying explosive materials ignites in southwest Ghana, destroying buildings and killing many people
2 year agoMorocco- the January 15 stabbing & killing of 79 y/o tourist from France in Tiznit market being investigated as a terrorist attack. Assailant is also suspected to be responsible for attempted killing of a person from Belgium in Agadir on the same day
2 year agoA stampede at a church gathering in Liberia's capital Monrovia has killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister announces on state radio
New sanctions imposed on Mali by Economic Community of West African States
2 year agoPresidents Burkina-bé @rochkaborationpf and Beninese @PatriceTalonPR talk about the security crisis in the Sahel and the threats to the Gulf of Guinea countries, on the sidelines of the extraordinary summits of UEMOA and ECOWAS, in Accra
Benin: Two soldiers of the Beninese armed forces died and two were injured this morning after their vehicle was blown up on an artisanal mine, according to security sources
A private source to Arraed: There was a meeting on Saturday in Morocco between Aqila and Al-Mishri, Bilqasem Haftar and Mustafa Qaddour. Constitution and Elections were discussed without reaching a conclusion
2 year agoWing loong taking off at Smara 26.736644, -11.686427 via @zaindinrachid19
13 Guardia Civil officers were injured as around 500 sub-Saharan Africans tried to scale the fence and enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla. The officers were met with "extreme violence" and were attacked with sticks, hooks and rocks immigration
![Two Turkish A400M cargo planes took off from drone producer Baykar's test center at Tekirdağ and landed in Gambia's capital Banjul. Over 18 years, Turkey supported Gambia's army with training of 8500 soldiers and equipment. [@Gerjon_, @hermes_z]](https://westafrica.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/12/27/22365081_0.jpg)
2 year agoTwo Turkish A400M cargo planes took off from drone producer Baykar's test center at Tekirdağ and landed in Gambia's capital Banjul. Over 18 years, Turkey supported Gambia's army with training of 8500 soldiers and equipment. [@Gerjon_, @hermes_z]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 7 km S of Tirhanimîne, Morocco
