Sydenham Fall Fair keeps up agricultural tradition for next generation

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News 'We’re getting it to be almost a generation from being on the farm. In some cases it might even be more than that.' -- Keith Reid, Sydenham Agricultural Society Lucas McCall, 8, lives on a beef farm in...

Mali's army acts to secure strategic trade routes after attempted jihadist blockade

Mali’s armed forces are stepping up their efforts to protect strategic trade routes linking the capital Bamako to neighbouring Senegal. On Wednesday, fuel trucks and other vehicles coming from Senegal were given a full military escort to ensure...

Some US deportees to Ghana say they're still held there, contradicting Ghanaian authorities

Ghana's President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana on Sept 10. (AP) DAKAR, Senegal, Sept 18, (AP): At least 11 of the 14 immigrants deported by the U.S. to Ghana are still being held in the West African nation,...

11 deportees from US sue Ghana over alleged unlawful detenti...

The Labour Division of the High Court in Accra has set Tuesday, September 23, 2025, to hear two urgent applications filed by eleven West African nationals who say they are being unlawfully detained in Ghana after being deported from the United...

Ghana couldn’t have accepted US Deportees for nothing – Vladmir Antwi-Danso

International Relations Expert, Prof. Vladmir Antwi-Danso, has questioned Ghana’s decision to accept 14 deportees of West African origin from the United States, warning that the deal raises concerns of transparency, burden-sharing, and...

Eleven Deportees Sue Ghana Over Detention

Eleven West African nationals deported from the United States are challenging their detention in Ghana, filing urgent court applications that could reshape the country’s role in controversial U.S. deportation policies. The High Court in Accra will...

11 US deportees sue Ghana over alleged unlawful detention

The Labour Division of the High Court in Accra has fixed Tuesday, September 23, 2025, to hear two ex-parte applications filed by eleven West African nationals challenging their detention in Ghana following deportation from the United States. The...

Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, says rights group

Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since March and highlighting authorities' failure to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday....

Malian Soldiers, Including 2 Generals, Arrested in Alleged Coup Plot

Up to 55 Malian soldiers, including two generals, were arrested on August 14 and accused of attempting to overthrow Col. Assimi Goïta’s military junta. Among those arrested were Gen. Abass Dembele, former governor of the Mopti region, and Gen....

Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says

DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since March and highlighting authorities’ failure to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said on...

Five of seven Christians killed in Nigeria were children

Funeral of Christians killed on Aug. 28, 2025 in Kauru County, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Iliya Tata for Christian Daily International-Morning Star News Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 24 attacked a predominantly Christian village in Kaduna state, Nigeria,...

Mali fuel blockade sparks fear and economic strain

Malians are growing increasingly anxious as Al-Qaida-linked militants tighten their blockade on fuel imports, torching trucks on key supply routes and threatening to choke off the country’s economy. The armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...

Migration Agency Rescues Two Minors, 18-year-old Girls Being Trafficked to Libya, Mali 

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Two female minors among them a sickle cell patient, aged 13 and 14 have been rescued by the Edo State Migration Agency while being trafficked to Libya. Also rescued was 18-year old girl, Joseph Faith, who narrated how...

Mali launches airstrikes in response to militant-imposed fuel blockade

In Mali, the military has launched airstrikes in the gold-rich Kayes region after al-Qaeda-linked militants moved to block fuel imports into the capital, Bamako. The group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, announced a blockade last...

Mallorca “immigrant traffickers” in custody: Arrivals via the western Mediterranean route have increased by 22%

A man from Sierra Leone and another from Gambia have been remanded in custody for aiding illegal immigration from Algeria to Spain, after steering two boats with 54 immigrants on board to Cabrera, Mallorca. The National Police identified and...

Mauritania, resource-rich Islamic nation, weighs economic boost from joining Trump's Abraham Accords

Two decades after severing ties with Israel, the western African nation of Mauritania is poised to play a key role in kickstarting the stalled Abraham Accords — a major diplomatic initiative of President Trump. Israel’s decisive strikes this year...

Mali army carries out airstrikes after militants announce blockade on fuel imports

BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) -Mali’s military said it had carried out airstrikes in the gold-rich western region of Kayes after al Qaeda-linked militants took steps to impose a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked West African country’s capital,...

Murder of political activist raises safety concerns in US ahead of World Cup

The murder of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump has raised safety concerns amongst football fans on social media ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States of America. Charlie Kirk, a...

Workshop on promoting cross-border peace opens in Bamako  

By Philip Tengzu Bamako, (Mali), Sept. 11, GNA – A three-day workshop has opened in Bamako, Mali, bringing together stakeholders from four West African countries to co-create messages aimed at promoting cross-border peace and social cohesion. The...

Alliance of Sahel States turns two: Unity or unequal partnership?

When Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger launched the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in September 2023, it was conceived as a military defense pact between the junta-led countries to combat jihadist groups and uphold national sovereignty. The alliance...