Suspected jihadists fire rockets at Nigerian city
Kano – Suspected jihadists fired two rockets at the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hitting two homes... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Top Sudan general sees ‘positive’ signs coup sanctions will be lifted
Khartoum – Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said onm Saturday there were “positive indicators” that measures taken against his... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Seven Nigerian troops killed in jihadist attack, sources say
Kano – Seven Nigerian soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State group-aligned jihadists attacked a military base in the... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger
Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Lagos gov’t rejects report of ‘massacre’ of #EndSARS protesters
Lagos – Local state authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, have rejected a judicial inquiry’s report that concluded a massacre... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Senegalese opposition leader court case postponed
Dakar – A court in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Wednesday postponed an appeal hearing from a leading opposition figure, whose... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Sudan fires tear gas at post-coup deal protesters
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas 0n Tuesday at protesters rallying against last month’s military takeover and... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Uganda air strikes target rebels in DRC
Kinshasa – Uganda launched air strikes and artillery attacks targeting the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group in the eastern... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Three killed in attack in Nigeria southern oil region
Port Harcourt – Gunmen killed two Nigerian contractors working for a local subsidiary of Italy’s ENI and a security... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Northwest Nigeria state ends telecom blackout over bandit attacks
Kano – Local government officials in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have lifted a near three-month telecoms shutdown imposed to... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
