Border standstill: Sanctions against Mali strand Ivorian truckers
Tengrela – Dozens of trucks are backed up along the last stretch of road leading from Ivory Coast into... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Nine Senegalese soldiers ‘missing’ in The Gambia
Dakar – Nine Senegalese soldiers serving in a regional peacekeeping force in The Gambia have gone “missing” during an... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Uganda replaces military intelligence chief hit by US sanctions
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday removed the country’s powerful military intelligence chief, just weeks after he was... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso junta faces worldwide criticism but wins popular support
Ouagadougou – Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new junta rallied on Tuesday as the UN, France and the poor Sahel... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Pro-junta rally in Burkina as UN, neighbours condemn coup
Ouagadougou – Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new junta rallied on Tuesday as France, the UN and the country’s neighbours... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Nigeria suspends plan to end fuel subsidies
Lagos – Nigeria’s government has suspended a plan to end its costly fuel subsidy programme, saying the timing was not... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Soldiers seize power in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Soldiers in Burkina Faso on Monday announced on state television that they have seized power in the... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Murder of 5-year-old girl sparks outrage in north Nigeria
Kano – The murder of a five-year-old Nigerian girl has sparked outrage in the country’s mostly Muslim north, with... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
WATCH | At least 8 dead, 50 injured in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush
Yaoundé – Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium Monday... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso president Kabore arrested by mutinous soldiers, security sources say
Ouagadougou – Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him... Read more
24 Jan, 2022
