Ivory Coast president sees progress in Mali troop spat
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday hinted at a possible breakthrough in a bitter dispute with... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Nigeria to end petrol subsidy, says President Buhari
Abuja – Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari confirmed plans to remove a costly petrol subsidy as he presented on Friday his... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Gambia to boost health measures after child deaths, says president
Banjul – President Adama Barrow on Friday promised The Gambia would boost health measures including better quality control over... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Doubt over Ethiopia peace talks as Kenya envoy says won’t attend
Nairobi – Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta, a key player in African Union-led efforts to bring peace to Ethiopia,... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Washington offers $5 million to find culprits of Niger attack
Niamey – Washington is offering a $5 million reward for information on a 2017 jihadist attack in Niger that... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
15 bodies found on Libya beach
Tripoli – Fifteen bodies were found on a beach near the Libyan city of Sabratha, some of them burned,... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Burundi reopens forex bureaux after two-year closure
Nairobi – Burundi’s central bank announced on Friday the reopening of foreign exchange offices after a closure of more... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Polls close in troubled Lesotho after parliamentary vote
Maseru – Voters draped in traditional shepherd’s blankets cast their ballots on Friday in parliamentary elections in Lesotho, but... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Gunmen kill three soldiers in revenge attacks in NW Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state have carried out a series of attacks this week on military targets,... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border storming
Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court more than tripled to three years prison sentences against 18 African migrants over... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
