West Africa

Demand for ‘government of fighters’ in troubled Burkina as PM quits

Ouagadougou – President Roch Marc Christian Kabore faced demands on Thursday for tougher action against Burkina Faso’s jihadist insurgency,... Read more

10 Dec, 2021

Nigerian state restricts food aid despite crisis

Abuja – The governor of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state has banned food and aid distributions to tens of thousands... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Rising Nollywood actress Chiemeke Ngozi shot dead in Nigeria’s Delta State

Cape Town – Rising Nollywood actress Chiemeke Ngozi was on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen at Boji boji... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

Burkina Faso PM, govt resign over security crisis

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s premier and government resigned on Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

Arts and Leisure

WATCH | Disabled models breaking taboos on Ivory Coast catwalk

Abidjan – Twenty models with disabilities have taken to the catwalk in Ivory Coast in a ground-breaking assault on... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

At least 23 people burn to death in Nigerian bandit attack

Abuja – Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a bus in the country’s northwestern Sokoto state, causing a fire that killed 23... Read more

8 Dec, 2021

Gambia’s Barrow vows term limits, reform as part of ‘legacy’

Banjul – Gambia’s newly re-elected President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to introduce a presidential term limit before the end... Read more

8 Dec, 2021

Two dead, 12 injured as truck ploughs into Lagos students

Lagos – Two students were killed and 12 injured when a truck rammed into them near their school in Nigeria’s... Read more

8 Dec, 2021

Sporadic violence in Gambia after opposition election defeat

Banjul – Sporadic clashes broke out near the Gambian capital Banjul late on Monday between police and supporters of opposition... Read more

8 Dec, 2021

Benin court sentences opposition leader to 10 years

Porto-Novo – A special court in Benin on Tuesday sentenced one of the country’s opposition figures, Joel Aivo, to... Read more

7 Dec, 2021