Burkina, Guinea seek postponements for post-coup timetable
Abidjan – The ruling juntas in Burkina Faso and Guinea want more time to present a schedule for restoring... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Ghana pushes community vaccine drive as pandemic fears wane
Accra – Wearing a yellow vest bearing the inscription “Vaccinator,” Doretta Konney moves house-to-house with her team in the... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Outcry in Guinea as junta snubs post-coup deadline
Conakry – Political leaders in Guinea have reacted angrily after the country’s military junta spurned demands by West Africa’s... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara keeps tight grip on reins after reshuffle
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s 80-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, has given no sign of wanting to hand over the reins... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Gunmen kill one in attack on north Benin police post
Lagos – Gunmen attacked a police station in northern Benin, killing one officer and setting fire to the police... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Mali opens probe into mass grave near French base
Bamako – Mali’s military announced on Tuesday an inquiry has been launched into the discovery of a mass grave... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Mali accuses France of spying after video of mass grave
Bamako – Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” when it used a drone to... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Nigeria oil blast victims buried in mass graves
Lagos – The remains of more than one hundred victims killed in a weekend explosion of an illegal oil refinery... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Burkina tries ‘dialogue’ tack in fight against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency – “dialogue”... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Fearful Gambians start to return home after Senegal offensive
Karinorr – Gambians who fled border villages last month after the Senegalese army launched an offensive against separatist rebels... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
