Gunmen kill 34 in new attack in northwest Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen have killed 34 people in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna State, including two soldiers, in the latest attack... Read more
25 Mar, 2022
Ousted Burkina president’s party calls for his release
Ouagadougou – The party of ousted Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Thursday demanded his “immediate release” saying... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
Ex-president’s aides held in Guinea political spat
Conakry – Guinean ex-president Alpha Conde’s foreign minister and doctor have been arrested after a “clandestine” tape recording emerged of... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
West Africa bloc invites Mali strongman to summit
Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas will hold an extraordinary summit on Friday over Mali’s political crisis, according to document... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
Nigeria opposition leader Atiku Abubakar to seek presidency again
Abuja – Former Nigerian vice president and perennial presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday announced he will run again in... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
PICS, Video | Fire damages main Lagos bridge, dozens of shops burnt
Lagos – A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
Senegal soldier killed in operation against Casamance rebels, says army
Dakar – Senegal’s army said on Tuesday that it had “totally destroyed” several rebel bases belonging to southern separatists, with... Read more
23 Mar, 2022
Power blackouts, soaring fuel prices shut Nigerian businesses
Lagos – For eight years, Nigeria hairdresser Damy Idowu ran her business in a commercial district of Lagos, surviving... Read more
23 Mar, 2022
Detained Mali ex-PM dead at 67
Bamako – Mali’s former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, who was being held on suspicion of corruption, has died, his... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Four Mali soldiers killed in twin attacks, army says
Bamako – Four Malian troops were killed in separate suspected jihadist attacks on Monday, the army said, two in the... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
