Draft law excludes Mali junta chief from presidential run
Bamako – A bill drafted by Mali’s military would exclude junta chief Colonel Assimi Goita from standing in any future... Read more
13 Feb, 2022
Ghana activist detained over ‘coup’ comments
Accra – A popular Ghanaian social activist who has led protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government has been arrested after... Read more
12 Feb, 2022
Gunmen kill three police in restive southeast Nigeria
Lagos – Suspected separatists in southeast Nigeria have killed three policemen and wounded two others, police on Friday. Gunmen on... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Burkina Faso junta chief declared president
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Nigeria Islamic police destroy nearly 4 million beers
Kano – Religious police in northern Nigeria’s city of Kano have destroyed nearly four milllion bottles of beer, on grounds... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Mali stands firm against economic sanctions
Bamako – Mali’s ruling military junta has appeared unflinching so far in the face of economic sanctions imposed a... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
At least six killed in northern Benin ambush, says NGO
Abuja – Five park rangers and a soldier have been killed in an ambush in a wildlife reserve in northern... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Sanctioned Mali seeking ‘compromise’ with West African neighbours
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it was in talks with the West African bloc Ecowas,... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Burkina army chief vows ‘new impetus’ in jihadist fight
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
