Cameroon denies seeking Canada’s help in anglophone crisis
Yaounde – Cameroon on Tuesday denied asking Canada for any help to mediate an end to years of separatist... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
‘We are extremely sad,’ says govt official as heatwave kills eight in South Africa
Johannesburg – A stifling heatwave that has swept parts of South Africa in recent weeks has killed eight people... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Ivory Coast decorates 49 troops in Mali row
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Tuesday handed out top awards for 49 soldiers whose detention by Mali triggered a... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Niger holds activist in air strike case
Niamey – The head of a leading campaign group in Niger has been detained in a case involving an... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Senegal seizes cocaine off coast of Dakar
Dakar – A Senegalese naval patrol boat seized 800 kilograms (1 763 pounds) of cocaine aboard a vessel 335... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Mauritania ex-president heads into historic trial
Nouakchott – Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz goes on trial on graft charges on Wednesday in an exceptional... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament
Rabat – Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tumultuous times: Burkina Faso since first coup of 2022
Paris – Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has asked France to remove its troops from the insurgency-hit West African country.... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
‘We are convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that our victory was stolen,’ Kenya’s Raila Odinga insists, 5 months on
Nairobi – Kenya’s opposition chief Raila Odinga insisted on Monday he was the rightful winner of last year’s bitterly-fought... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
California mass shooter was a dance studio regular
Monterey Park – The 72-year-old Asian immigrant who killed 11 people before shooting himself as police moved in on... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
