West African bloc to impose border closures, embargo on Mali junta
Accra – West African leaders on Sunday backed tough new sanctions on Mali including border closures and a trade... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
Victory for hosts Cameroon as Cup of Nations kicks off
Yaoundé – Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties to give hosts Cameroon a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
Cape Verde sink 10-man Ethiopia at Cup of Nations
Yaoundé – Julio Tavares scored the winner as Cape Verde began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
Hosts Cameroon beat Burkina Faso in AFCON opener with Aboubakar double
Yaoundé – Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties as hosts Cameroon came from behind to beat Covid-ravaged... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
30 more kidnapped Nigerian students freed, says official
Kano – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state have freed 30 students and a teacher after seven months of captivity,... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Mendy in doubt for Senegal opener after Covid positive
Yaoundé – Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy could miss Senegal’s opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations against Zimbabwe after... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis in key summit
Accra – West African leaders will gather on Sunday to discuss Mali’s political crisis, with the military junta submitting... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200, govt says
Abuja – Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state,... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Mali junta proposes new timeframe for return to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali’s ruling military junta submitted a new proposed timetable for a return to civilian rule on Saturday, on... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Nigeria’s president denounces ‘mass murderers’ over latest killings
Kano – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described as “mass murderers” gunmen known locally as “bandits” who killed... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
