Protests rock Nigerian city after blasphemy killing
Kano – Hundreds of people in Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto demonstrated on Saturday over the arrest of two... Read more
14 May, 2022
UN envoy says slavery persists in Mauritania despite govt efforts
Nouakchott – Mauritania has made progress in battling slavery but still has its work cut out to abolish the... Read more
14 May, 2022
Nigeria president condemns blasphemy killing
Kano – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday “strongly condemned” the murder a day earlier of a Christian student... Read more
14 May, 2022
Nigeria religious leaders urge justice after blasphemy killing
Kano – Nigerian religious leaders have demanded justice over the murder of a Christian student who was stoned to... Read more
13 May, 2022
Nigeria has 18.5 million children out of school, says UNICEF
Kano – More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than... Read more
13 May, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks economy minister
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday sacked his economy minister and temporarily handed over his portfolio to... Read more
13 May, 2022
Niger NGOs file complaint over alleged loss of $99m in state funds
Niamey – Nigerien non-governmental organisations have filed a legal complaint over alleged losses of around $99 million in state funds,... Read more
13 May, 2022
Nigeria quits international basketball for two years
Abuja – The Nigerian government on Thursday ordered the country’s basketball teams to pull out of international competitions for two... Read more
13 May, 2022
Midwives in Senegal birth scandal get suspended terms
Louga – A Senegalese court on Wednesday handed six-month suspended terms to three midwives in the high-profile case of... Read more
13 May, 2022
Nigerian Christian student accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob
Kano – Muslim students in northwest Nigerian city of Sokoto on Thursday stoned a Christian student to death and... Read more
13 May, 2022
