Macron announces Sahel troop drawdown, calls for new force
Paris (AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced a major drawdown of France’s military presence in the Sahel... Read more
11 Jun, 2021
Nigeria’s Twitter ban provokes outcry
Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria’s media and activists fear their country is slipping into repression after the government suspended Twitter... Read more
10 Jun, 2021
Windies look to pounce on unsettled South Africa
Gros-Islet – West Indies start a two-Test contest against South Africa on Thursday with the home side believing they... Read more
9 Jun, 2021
Drowned migrants get 'dignified' burial in Tunisia cemetery
Zarzis (Tunisia) (AFP) – A cemetery in southern Tunisia for migrants who drowned crossing the Mediterranean in the hope... Read more
9 Jun, 2021
Russian mother urges Biden, Putin to free 'Merchant of Death'
Moscow (AFP) – The mother of a Russian arms trafficker, who is serving a 25-year jail term in the... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
DR Congo diamond mining giant struggles to revive its glory days
Mbuji-Mayi (DR Congo) (AFP) – Mbuji-Mayi has seen better days. Once the home of DR Congo’s state diamond company... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Mali's Assimi Goita: special ops commander turned strongman
Bamako (AFP) – Colonel Assimi Goita, who led a coup in Mali last year, is set to be sworn... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Mali junta boss to be sworn in as interim president
Bamako (AFP) – Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Boko Haram leader 'kills self' in fight with rival jihadists
Abuja (AFP) – Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban
Abuja (AFP) – The US and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria’s decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after... Read more
6 Jun, 2021
