Death toll rises to 88 in attack in northwest Nigeria: police
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Police in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state told AFP Sunday that the death toll from an... Read more
6 Jun, 2021
At least 138 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015
Ouagadougou (AFP) – Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Goma airport reopens two weeks after volcanic eruption
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The international airport in DR Congo’s eastern city of Goma reopened Saturday, two weeks... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Twitter restricted in Nigeria after govt decree
Abuja (AFP) – Telecoms operators in Nigeria restricted Twitter Saturday, a day after the government announced its indefinite suspension... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Four decades of AIDS
Washington (AFP) – Forty years ago this month the first men began dying of a mysterious disease in California... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Nigeria 'indefinitely' suspends Twitter
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s government said on Friday it was suspending Twitter’s operations indefinitely, two days after the social... Read more
4 Jun, 2021
Searching for the lost children after DR Congo volcanic eruption
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has ceased to rumble and Goma, the city that lives... Read more
4 Jun, 2021
French warnings to Mali's ruling military come into effect
Bamako (AFP) – French warnings about suspending military cooperation with Mali after the country’s second coup in nine months... Read more
4 Jun, 2021
Opposition movement set for key rally in crisis-hit Mali
Bamako (AFP) – Supporters of Mali’s M5 opposition movement were called out to rally on Friday in a demonstration... Read more
4 Jun, 2021
Few options for Mali's partners in latest twist to crisis
Paris (AFP) – Mali’s neighbours and its ally France have struggled to formulate a firm response to the latest... Read more
4 Jun, 2021
