Mali junta says sticking to two-year transition
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta announced on Thursday the launch of a two-year transition “process” before elections are held, in... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Equatorial Guinea suspends hundreds of ‘illegal’ ships
Malabo –The Malabo government on Thursday suspended 395 ships “illegally” flying Equatorial Guinea’s flag after an oil tanker under... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Senegalese health workers strike over death of mother-to-be
Dakar – Health workers in Senegal went on strike on Thursday to protest at charges filed against six midwives... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
After life of trauma, Liberian lab chimps settle into retirement
Marshall City – Floating on a river boat near a Liberian island, vet Richard Ssuna watches intently as animal carers... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Nigerian jihadists claim deadly bar attack
Kano – Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a bar in northern... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Niger minister held in embezzlement probe
Niamey – Niger’s communications minister has been detained in a high-profile embezzlement case dating from when he ran a state corporation,... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Six Senegalese midwives charged over pregnant woman’s death
Dakar – Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman’s death in hospital this month, their lawyer... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Nigeria probes crash of military aircraft that killed two
Abuja – Nigeria’s air force said on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Russian military ‘advisor’ in Mali killed by road bomb
Dakar – A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
ICC urges Guinea-Bissau membership
Bissau – The president of the International Criminal Court said on Tuesday that he had urged Guinea-Bissau to become a... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
