Benin hunts soldiers behind failed coup
Cotonou – Benin’s military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that... Read more
9 Dec
Mauritania rescues 141 migrants adrift off west African coast
Nouakchott – The Mauritanian coastguard on Sunday rescued 141 migrants from a vessel adrift off the west African coast,... Read more
1 Dec
Ghana to take more west African deportees from US
Accra – Ghana will receive another 40 west Africans deported from the United States in the coming days, Foreign... Read more
19 Sep
Guinea junta takes control of Emirati mining concession
Conakry – The head of Guinea’s junta has revoked an Emirati mining giant’s bauxite concession and placed it under... Read more
6 Aug
Dozens of West African migrants rescued off Mauritania coast
Nouakchott – Around 75 West African migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania after their boat suffered... Read more
28 Jul
Nigeria’s Buhari dies at 82 in London clinic
Abuja – Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari – who led his country first as a junta strongman and later... Read more
13 Jul
West African leaders admit security woes mounting in region
Abuja – Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that... Read more
23 Jun
Mob slaughters Muslim wedding guests in Nigeria
Jos – A mob stormed a bus carrying mostly Muslim wedding guests in central Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state, killing... Read more
22 Jun
Nigeria says US visa bans a barrier to trade with west Africa
Abuja – Nigeria’s foreign minister on Wednesday bemoaned the US’s impending expansion of its travel ban, saying it would... Read more
19 Jun
Rescuers fan out after Nigeria flooding kills more than 150
Abuja – Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross... Read more
1 Jun
