Togo says gunmen kill ‘several’ in attack on north
Lome – Togo officials on Saturday said several people were killed and others wounded when gunmen attacked four villages... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Six killed in rare attack near Mali capital
Bamako – Six people were killed in Mali, including two gendarmes and a police officer, in a rare attack... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Old rivals set for rematch in southwest Nigeria election
Osogbo – Voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor for Nigeria’s southwest Osun state,... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Guinea probes ex-PM over embezzling $40m in Covid aid
Conakry – Guinea is investigating detained former premier Ibrahima Kassory Fofana over allegedly embezzling more than $40 million in... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Egypt to suspend role in UN peace operations in Mali
Bamako – Egypt will “temporarily suspend” its participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Mali after seven of its... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Dozens of migrants rescued in Nigerien desert, says UN
Niamey – A total of 44 West African migrants seeking to reach Libya have been rescued in the desert... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Togo army behind blast that killed 7
Lome – Togo’s army said on Thursday it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Mali to suspend all new UN peacekeeping rotations
Bamako – Mali will from Thursday suspend all new rotations of the United Nations’ MINUSMA peacekeeping mission, including those... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Nigeria’s Twitter ban unlawful, West African court says
Lagos – A seven-month ban on Twitter use in Nigeria was unlawful, according to a court ruling by West... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat
Lagos – The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads,... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
