Moroccan authorities: No victims in the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia, south of Rabat
Moroccan authorities: evacuate a number of homes and hotels and remove ships from the docks due to the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia
1 year agoThe moment a gas storage depot exploded in Mohammedia, Morocco
The Gambian government announces the thwarting of an attempted coup against power
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 23 km NE of Imzouren, Morocco
2 year ago2nd attack on Beninese Army: A patrol was ambushed by IS militants near the town of Ghani, in Alibori region. 2 soldiers were killed & rest others allegedly fled the area. The group claims to have seized their weapons & two motorcycles
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
