Niger says army killed 40 jihadists on Lake Chad islands
Niamey – The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting... Read more
26 May, 2022
Two dead in protest over arrested Burkina Faso gold miners
Ouagadougou – Two people died and another was injured in clashes between security forces and protesting gold miners in... Read more
26 May, 2022
Cholera kills 140 people in seven months in Cameroon
Yaoundé – A spike in cholera in Cameroon has killed 140 people since October last year, Prime Minister Joseph Dion... Read more
26 May, 2022
At least 11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire
Dakar – Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of... Read more
26 May, 2022
Gambian government ready to prosecute ex-dictator Jammeh
Banjul – The Gambian government said Wednesday it is willing to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh for a “myriad of... Read more
25 May, 2022
Chad trades union calls strike over opposition arrests
N’Djamena – The leading union group in Chad on Tuesday called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday demanding the immediate... Read more
25 May, 2022
Gambians await government action on crimes under ex-dictatorship
Banjul – The last time Fatoumatta Sandeng saw her father, he was leaving the house for a peaceful protest ahead... Read more
25 May, 2022
Four miners missing for weeks in Burkina Faso found dead, says govt
Ouagadougou – Rescuers in Burkina Faso have found the bodies of four of the eight miners who have been... Read more
25 May, 2022
Niger violence sparks new wave of displacement, UN says
Niamey – An uptick in suspected jihadist attacks in western Niger has since January forced more and more people... Read more
25 May, 2022
Ousted Burkina president ‘totally locked up’, his party says
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who was overthrown in an army putsch, has been “totally locked... Read more
24 May, 2022
