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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Investigation will be launched into reports that prominent opposition figure Bobi Wine and his supporters were beaten at a campaign rally for the January presidential election, Uganda's national police service said on Monday,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday alleged that the neighbouring Rwanda is violating its commitments to end years of conflict in the mineral-rich eastern region of DRC, just days after both countries...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the immediate deployment of its standby force to the Republic of Benin following the foiling of an attempted military coup in the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Nigeria has sought increased assistance from his country to curb security concerns in the northern region of the West African nation. This comes weeks after the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Beninese authorities on Sunday announced that the West African nation's armes forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers took over the national television, claiming to have seized power. The...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna  A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television early Sunday, announcing the dissolution of the democratically elected government, declaring that President Patrice Talon had been “removed from office,” signalling an apparent coup...