Morocco hands smuggling suspects to rival Algeria
Rabat – Morocco has extradited 12 suspected drug smugglers across a sealed land border to Algeria, a Moroccan official... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Thousands flee as ‘insurgents’ attack DRC army
Goma – Thousands of people living near the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern border with Uganda fled their homes on... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Nigeria takes early steps into international art world
Lagos – Nigeria’s elite sipped champagne and splashed thousands of dollars on contemporary paintings at a fair in Lagos... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
At least 18 killed in Niger goldmine collapse
Niamey – At least 18 people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed in southern Niger near the border with Nigeria,... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Mali junta ‘regrets’ West African sanctions
Accra – Mali said on Monday it regretted sanctions imposed by the West African regional bloc Ecowas on some members... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
At least 26 children aged between 5 and 6 die in Niger school fire
Niamey – At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Rhino horn NFT going on auction in South Africa
Johannesburg – The world’s first rhino horn NFT goes on auction in South Africa this week to raise funding for... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Nearly 17m Nigerians face food insecurity, says report
Lagos – Nearly 17 million Nigerians are projected to be either at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity next... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Sierra Leone holds mass funeral for tanker blast victims as toll hits 115
Freetown – Sierra Leone on Monday held a mass burial for dozens of victims of the fuel-tanker explosion that ripped... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Oscar Pistorius ‘doesn’t have automatic right to be released on parole’
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
