Benin to auction off assets held by opposition tycoon
Lagos – The West African state of Benin says it will auction off art, luxury furniture and a Rolls-Royce... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
West Africa mediators discuss transition with Guinea junta
Conakry – West African mediators met Guinea’s ruling junta on Wednesday for talks on a return to civilian rule,... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Nigeria finds Chibok girl eight years after kidnap
Kano – The Nigerian army has found one of the so-called “Chibok girls” who were kidnapped by the jihadist... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Rare twin giraffes born in Kenya
Nairobi – Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi’s national park, the Kenyan wildlife minister... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Mali expels spokesperson of UN peacekeeping mission
Bamako – Mali is expelling the spokesperson of the UN’s peacekeeping force in the country over posts he made... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Kidnapped Catholic priest killed in northwest Nigeria
Kano – A Catholic priest seized last week in northwestern Nigeria was killed by his abductors while another kidnapped... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Ghana IMF loan outcry pressures government over economy
Accra – Ghanaian trader Mohammed Biney was already struggling when the government passed a new tax on electronic money... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Initial blood tests inconclusive in SA pub deaths
Johannesburg – The deaths of 21 young people at a South African tavern more than three weeks ago remains... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Nigerian oil giant now free of state control, says president
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday Nigeria’s state-run oil firm would now operate as a fully commercial... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Eni, Total, Occidental sign $4bn Algeria oil contract
Algiers – Italy’s Eni, US major Occidental, France’s Total and the Algerian group Sonatrach signed a $4 billion oil... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
