Authorities reported 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria and identified 117 trafficking victims in Ghana who were awaiting return to Nigeria. Meta said it removed more than 3.7 million accounts, Pages and Groups.
Nigeria will lead a West and Central African passenger-data group after aviation associations urged governments to align API and PNR systems with global standards.
Operation Jackal IV led to 58 arrests and identified 263 suspects as investigators targeted money laundering, crypto, domains and crime-as-a-service providers.
Guinea-Bissau votes August 30 on a constitution that would strengthen the presidency, shrink parliament and set rules for planned December elections.
The United Nations says 15.4 million people across the Sahel are expected to face acute food insecurity between June and August 2026, including more than 1.5 million in emergency conditions, as humanitarian agencies confront severe funding and access problems.
FAO and WFP said on July 9 that 9.1 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger could face Crisis-level food insecurity or worse during the June-August 2026 lean season.
A July communiqué outlines planned UK-Nigeria cooperation on cyber threats, terrorism, maritime security, fraud, illicit finance and civilian protection.
Liberia destroyed about 4.2 metric tons of cocaine after its largest reported seizure, while two senior police officials faced charges in a trafficking probe.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s July 25 party launch formalizes his break with Ousmane Sonko as Senegal’s parliament and debt talks face a new power struggle.
