Senegal plays down jet fuel shortage, says new shipment due
Dakar – Senegal admitted to jet-fuel supply problems on Tuesday, but denied that there was no stock, after the... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Hosts Ivory Coast can win 2023 AFCON, says former star Kalou
Johannesburg – Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have “a good chance to win” the 2023... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack
Kano – An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Senegal’s international airport hit by jet fuel shortage
Dakar – Senegal’s international airport has called on airlines to ensure that planes have enough jet fuel for return flights,... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara names regional bank chief as deputy
Yamoussoukro – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday said he had appointed Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, the governor of... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Economic woes top Chadian fears on junta’s first anniversary
N’Djamena – A year ago, the West African state of Chad was stunned when its 30-year leader, Idriss Deby... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
‘We need help’: Sierra Leone faces hardship amid Ukraine war
Freetown – Iyesatu Turay, who lives in a sprawling slum of corrugated-iron shacks in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, says... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Mali takes delivery of two more Russian combat helicopters
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta on Monday announced the delivery of two more combat helicopters and surveillance radars from Russia... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
A year after Chad coup, junta’s promises start to fade
Libreville – Prospects of a swift return to civilian rule in Chad seem to be fading nearly a year... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
Mali says ‘dozen terrorists’ killed in air strikes
Bamako – Mali’s army said on Saturday that it had killed “a dozen terrorists” including a French-Tunisian jihadist in... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
