Death toll from gun attack on Nigerian Catholic church hits 40
Abuja – The death toll from a gun attack on a Catholic church in south-west Nigeria’s Ondo state has... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
Two Malian soldiers killed in attack near Timbuktu
Bamako – Two Malian soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a checkpoint by unidentified gunmen near... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
AU chair urges Ukraine to demine Odessa to ease wheat exports
Dakar – Senegalese President and African Union Chair Macky Sall on Thursday urged Ukraine to demine waters around its... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
Bola Tinubu: Nigeria’s political ‘godfather’
Lagos – Bola Tinubu, a political “godfather” famed for his deftness and clout, has never hidden his ambition to... Read more
9 Jun, 2022
Mali’s neighbours criticise junta extension but talks continue
Bamako – Mali’s neighbours have criticised the country’s junta for formally extending military rule by two years but said... Read more
9 Jun, 2022
Jammeh victims demand concrete action to extradite Gambian ex-dictator
Banjul – Gambian victims’ groups on Wednesday urged the government to take concrete action to extradite the ex-president Yahya Jammeh... Read more
9 Jun, 2022
WATCH | Nigeria’s ruling party picks ex-Lagos governor Bola Tinubu as 2023 candidate
Abuja – Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday picked former Lagos governor and veteran political operator Bola Tinubu... Read more
9 Jun, 2022
Five officers arrested over Guinea protest killing
Conakry – Guinean authorities on Tuesday arrested four police officers and a gendarme over the killing of a young man... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
Fierce fighting under way at key border town in central Mali
Bamako – Malian forces and local armed groups have launched a bid to recapture a jihadist-held border town in a... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
Nigeria church ‘terror’ attack toll climbs to 22
Lagos – Authorities in southwest Nigeria’s Ondo state said on Tuesday that 22 people were killed and 58 others were... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
