In The Gambia, victims of ex-dictator hope for justice
Banjul – In a victim’s centre in The Gambia’s capital Banjul, Mariama Marong Baldeh lifts up an old photo... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Mali sets date for forum to guide path to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali’s military-led government said on Friday it will hold a nationwide debate to set the conditions for elections... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Imprisoned Chadian rebel killed in jail, says NGO
N’Djamena – Chadian security forces killed a prisoner linked with the African country’s rebel groups and seriously injured five others,... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Seven Nigerian troops killed in jihadist attack, sources say
Kano – Seven Nigerian soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State group-aligned jihadists attacked a military base in the... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Mali parliament ex-VP handed 6 month suspended sentence
Bamako – A court in Mali’s capital on Friday handed a suspended six-month sentence to a former vice president of... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Gambians vote in first presidential election since Jammeh era
Banjul – Gambians were due to head to the polls on Saturday, in the first presidential election in the... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Senegal streets empty as transport workers extend strike
Dakar – Senegal’s transport unions went on open-ended strike on Friday over alleged police harassment and illicit competition, paralysing the... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa honoured with chieftaincy during state visit to Ivory Coast
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Thursday honoured with the status of chieftaincy by the governor of... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger
Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Two Benin soldiers killed in jihadist attack in north, military sources say
Cotonou – Two soldiers were killed on Thursday when jihadists attacked a military post in north Benin near the border... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
