President Barrow wins second term in Gambia election
Banjul – Adama Barrow comfortably won a second term in The Gambia’s presidential election, with thousands of his supporters... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Senegal detects first case of Omicron variant
Dakar – A first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been reported in Senegal, in a visitor who... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Suspected jihadists fire rockets at Nigerian city
Kano – Suspected jihadists fired two rockets at the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hitting two homes... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Gambians await presidential result in test for young democracy
Banjul – Gambians were waiting on Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Senegal transport workers end strike
Dakar – Senegalese transport unions ended a strike overnight from Friday to Saturday that had paralysed capital Dakar and... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
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
