Nigeria boat disaster kills 29, mostly children
Kano – An overloaded boat carrying dozens of passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Nigeria confirms first Omicron cases
Abuja – Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, among three... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Three killed in attack in Nigeria southern oil region
Port Harcourt – Gunmen killed two Nigerian contractors working for a local subsidiary of Italy’s ENI and a security... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Guinea junta says ex-president Alpha Conde ‘now at home with his wife’
Conakry – Guinea’s junta announced on Monday that deposed president Alpha Conde was sent to his wife’s home in the... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Senegal president fears ‘fatal blow’ to dreams of gas wealth
Diamniadio – Senegal’s president Macky Sall on Monday firmly opposed ending financing for fossil fuel extraction, saying the move would... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Northwest Nigeria state ends telecom blackout over bandit attacks
Kano – Local government officials in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have lifted a near three-month telecoms shutdown imposed to... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape
Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Influential Mali imam delivers rare rebuke to army strongman
Bamako – An influential Malian imam, who spearheaded mass anti-government protests last year, warned on Sunday that “things are not... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
In Mali’s northeast, militias thrive in state’s absence
Ménaka – Security forces in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali are struggling with a kaleidoscope of militia groups... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
Two killed as French army convoy runs into fresh trouble in Niger
Niamey – A French military convoy heading to Mali on Saturday ran into more trouble in a town in... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
