Day: June 26, 2022

Ghana repatriates 1,320 Nigeriens over street begging

ACCRA— The Ghanaian government has repatriated 1,320 Nigeriens who beg in the streets to their home country, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.The repatriation, through the collaboration of the Ghana Immi…

Survivors Recount Mali’s Deadliest Attack Since Coup

Moussa Tolofidie didn’t think twice when nearly 100 jihadis on motorbikes gathered in his village in central Mali last week.A peace agreement signed last year between some armed groups and the community in the Bankass area had largely held, even if the…

Melilla migrant rush toll up to 23: Moroccan officials

NADOR (Morocco)— The death toll from a bid by African migrants to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, northern Morocco, has risen to 23, Moroccan officials said.Officials initially said that five people had died in the rush when around…

2 Police Officers Killed in North Benin Attack

Two police officers were killed and one wounded in an attack on a police station in northwest Benin on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a string of deadly assaults in an area affected by a spillover of militant activity in neighboring Burkina…