Top cashew producer Ivory Coast to triple processing by 2022
Abidjan – Top cashew producer Ivory Coast is to open three new processing plants with the aim of tripling its... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Death toll rises to 15 after Lagos high-rise collapse
Lagos – Nigerian rescue crews dug for more survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building on... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Suspected jihadists kill around 10 in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed around 10 civilians in northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Tuesday, while four people were... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Jihadists hold 76 farmers for two days in NE Nigeria
Kano – Islamic State-aligned jihadists held 76 farmers for two days in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state near the border with... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Guinea strongman Doumbouya retires 1 000 soldiers
Conakry – Guinea’s Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in the West African nation in September,... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Three Chinese hostages in Mali rescued after escape
Bamako – Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
At least three dead, more trapped after Lagos high-rise collapse
Lagos – A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday, killing at least three people... Read more
1 Nov, 2021
Gunmen kill three security agents in northwest Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen have killed three security agents in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a spokeperson said on Saturday, in the... Read more
31 Oct, 2021
West Africa bloc sees ‘positive’ steps to civilian rule in Guinea
Conakry – West Africa bloc Ecowas has commended Guinea’s military rulers for making progress towards restoring civilian rule after a... Read more
31 Oct, 2021
West Africa bloc Ecowas sends mission to post-coup Guinea
Conakry – The West African bloc Ecowas has dispatched a new mission to Guinea for talks on the return to... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
