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
WATCH | Ramaphosa lands in Ivory Coast for power-packed CEO summit
Abidjan – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for a... Read more
12 May
‘They came in the night’: Entire families killed in Nigeria’s Benue massacre
Abuja – Gunmen killed at least 56 people earlier this week in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the governor’s office... Read more
20 Apr
Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: junta
Conakry – Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for “health... Read more
31 Mar
Burkina journalists held after defending freedom of speech – media body
Abidjan – Authorities detained two journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday after the media body to which they belong... Read more
25 Mar
Deal with bandits brings uneasy peace in Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kano – A peace deal between authorities and gangs in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has put a dent in deadly... Read more
12 Mar
Nigeria moves gingerly to tame Africa’s biggest crypto market
Lagos – Nigerian authorities are warily moving to regulate Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market in long-delayed efforts to create legal... Read more
11 Mar
