Unanswered Questions Swirl Following Burkina Faso Murders

Crime & SecurityOpinionWest AfricaUnanswered Questions Swirl Following Burkina Faso Murders

PilotnewsApril 29, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   Confirmed by the Spanish prime minister, Western media reports that two Spanish filmmakers and the Irish president of a conservation non-governmental organization (NGO) were murdered in Burkina Faso near the border with Benin on April 26. Roberto Fraile and David Beriain were in Burkina Faso working on a documentary about poaching. They were accompanied by Rory Young, a Zambia-born Irish citizen who headed Chengeta Wildlife, an NGO devoted to...

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OPINION: The Unfolding Consequences of Idriss Déby’s Death

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsWest AfricaOPINION: The Unfolding Consequences of Idriss Déby’s Death

PilotnewsApril 23, 2021

By Michelle Gavin The ripple effects emanating from the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby on April 20 are only beginning to be apparent. Most immediately, the future of Chad has been thrown into question. Déby reportedly died while on the frontlines fighting rebel forces, just days after cementing his continued grip on power through a staged election devoid of both integrity and suspense. On the one hand, dissolving the parliament and installing a military officer from Déby’s family at...

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Aside Chad President: Meet Other Longest Serving African Leaders

NewsObituaryWest AfricaAside Chad President: Meet Other Longest Serving African Leaders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 21, 2021

After holding on to power for three decades, the President of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno died on Tuesday after sustaining injuries at the battlefield with rebels. The Army made the shock announcement, a day after the 68-year-old was re-elected to a sixth term in office. Aside Deby, here is the list of other longest-serving leaders in the African continent. Some of them reportedly changed the constitution, crushed opposition and used fear and violence to maintain...

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JobsWest AfricaECOWAS Should Reject Nominations from Countries Without 30% Women Representation – Lawmaker

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 14, 2021

Gambian Lawmaker, Hon. Fatmata Njai says the ECOWAS Parliament can achieve 30 per cent representation of women in parliament only if it rejects nominations from countries not meeting the criteria. Njai expressed this thought while speaking with journalists during the Fifth Legislature’s Delocalized meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament holding in Monrovia with the theme, “Empowerment of Women in the ECOWAS Region.” Njai said it was pertinent to note that some countries lacked female representation in the Conference...

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OPINION: Concern Grows About Jihadi Activity in Ivory Coast

National SecurityOpinionWest AfricaOPINION: Concern Grows About Jihadi Activity in Ivory Coast

PilotnewsApril 1, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger _____ In the early hours of March 29, an estimated sixty gunmen attacked two small military installations in Kafolo and Kolobougou, both located in Ivory Coast on the border with Burkina Faso. The assailants killed at least three soldiers and wounded others. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the media is speculating credibly that the perpetrators were jihadis based in nearby Burkina Faso, where Islamist groups have been...

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Nigerian Emerges Chairman of WATRA

NewsTelecommunicationWest AfricaNigerian Emerges Chairman of WATRA

PilotnewsMarch 12, 2021

ABUJA —  After a successful tenure as the first vice-chairman of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Mr. Aliu Aboki of Nigeria has emerged as Chairman of WATRA for 2021. Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), announced this in a statement on Friday. He said that Aboki was elected at the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the assembly on Thursday. Adinde said that the Nigerian candidate also emerged as executive...

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Terrorism: President Buhari Sympathized with Niger Republic Over Killings of More Than 100 People in Zaroumdareye

Crime & SecurityNewsWest AfricaTerrorism: President Buhari Sympathized with Niger Republic Over Killings of More Than 100 People in Zaroumdareye

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 4, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with Niger Republic over the killing of 100 people in Zaroumdareye, a border town between Niger Republic and Mali by militants, describing the incident as another clarion call for united action by African leaders against terrorism. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said Buhari in his reaction to the incident on Sunday in Abuja, said, “I am profoundly shocked by the...

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Plans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

ArchitectureArts & CultureNewsWest AfricaPlans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

By Simon Stephen ____ More details were released this week on plans for a new museum, gallery and research centre in Benin City, Nigeria. The creation of the Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA), which also includes the gallery and research centre, is linked to an archaeology project that is being carried out with London’s British Museum. Details of the archaeology project were also announced this week. It is being led by the Legacy...

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Current Strain of Coronavirus Circulating in Senegal is More Virulent – Minister

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaCurrent Strain of Coronavirus Circulating in Senegal is More Virulent – Minister

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

The strain of virus of the second wave of coronavirus currently circulating in Senegal is “more virulent” than that of the first wave. Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, disclosed this on Saturday. In an interview with a local newspaper, Le Quotidien, Sarr said that, in terms of the aggressiveness of this second wave, “the virus is considered to be more virulent’’. “Clearly, from the point of view of the statistics...

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Crime & SecurityNewsWest AfricaBoko Haram Suicide Bomber Neutralised By Cameroonian Troops

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 22, 2020

A Boko Haram female suicide bomber was captured in  Ldaotsaf, Mayo-Moskota, in the Far North Region of Cameroon late Wednesday. The unknown lady was about to denote an explosive device strapped on her but was hindered by Cameroonian troops who captured her and neutralised the explosives. A spokesperson of the security forces in the area disclosed the information on Monday “The individual discretely infiltrated into the village and was actually searching for a target were...

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