Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú

Twice in a week, gangs of motorcycle-riding armed men kidnapped hundreds of people in the north.

Senegal is seen as a bastion of democracy in West Africa, yet its polls were delayed with three weeks to go.

Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.

It happened after a memorial concert in Lagos for MohBad, who died last week aged 27.

Demonstrators want to know how popular 27-year-old singer MohBad died last week.

Regional leaders have threatened to use force if Niger's ousted president is not reinstated.

Regional leaders have threatened military action against the junta if it refuses to give up power.

Supporters of the convicted opposition leader say he's being persecuted, but others say he's a trouble-maker.

One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like its neighbours.

More than a million people are homeless after some of the worst flooding the country has ever seen.