Macron vows to support West Africa against ‘terrorism’
Bissau – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged to continue to back West African states in their battle against... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
West Africa bloc chair says Guinea accepts two-year transition
Bissau – The chair of a West African regional bloc said at a briefing with France’s president on Thursday... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Senegal to elect parliament in important test for presidential vote
Dakar – Senegal will vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections the opposition hopes will force a coalition with President... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Anti-junta protests paralyse Guinea capital
Conakry – Protests against Guinea’s ruling junta held in defiance of a protest ban brought the capital Conakry to... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Togo mediates in Mali, Ivory Coast soldiers dispute
Lome – Delegations from Mali and Ivory Coast met on Thursday with Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe who is mediating... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Algeria, Nigeria, Niger discuss gas pipeline to Europe
Algiers – African energy giants Algeria, Nigeria and Niger signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday on a vast gas... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Nigeria threatens to punish BBC, local media bandit films
Lagos – Nigeria’s government on Thursday threatened to sanction the BBC and a local media group for “glorification of... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Ivory Coast announces new oil, gas discovery
Abidjan – Ivory Coast reported a fresh discovery of offshore oil and natural gas by Italian firm Eni on... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
Jihadists kill four security personnel in NE Nigeria
Kano – Jihadists have killed three policemen and a vigilante in an ambush on the convoy of a local... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
Gabon jails ex-presidential spokesperson over ’embezzlement’
Libreville – A Gabon court has handed a former presidential spokesperson an eight-year prison sentence for “embezzlement of public... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
