Bomb wounds 11 university students in Cameroon
Yaounde – A homemade bomb thrown through the roof of a university lecture hall wounded 11 students on Wednesday, the... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Police fire tear gas amid clashes with opposition supporters in Senegal
Dakar – Police fired tear gas as they clashed with opposition supporters in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Wednesday, as... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Former central bank governor wins key Nigeria state election
Lagos – A former central bank governor won a key election in southeast Nigeria, results showed on Wednesday, beating President... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Almost 4 000 people displaced by tidal surge in Ghana
Accra – Almost 4 000 people on Ghana’s coast were still displaced on Wednesday after a weekend tidal surge swept... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
In Lagos’ construction industry, ‘money counts more than life’
Lagos – On the site of a luxury shopping centre under construction in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, a young... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
Cape Verde president stresses stability in inaugural speech
Praia – Cape Verde’s new president Jose Maria Neves vowed to defend his island nation’s “strength and stability” as he... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
‘I saved him’: Niger teacher relives school fire tragedy
Maradi – Aisha Ibrahim bursts into tears as she recounts how a fire ripped through the southern Niger school... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
Nigeria takes early steps into international art world
Lagos – Nigeria’s elite sipped champagne and splashed thousands of dollars on contemporary paintings at a fair in Lagos... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
At least 18 killed in Niger goldmine collapse
Niamey – At least 18 people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed in southern Niger near the border with Nigeria,... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Burkina soldier, 15 jihadists killed in weekend battle
Ouagadougou – One Burkina Faso soldier and around 15 jihadists died in fighting over the weekend, the army of... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
