Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Business 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
Countries ‘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
Countries 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 Faso 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
Countries 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
Business 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