SEE | Liberian teen who returned $50 000 named ‘integrity ambassador’
Monrovia – A Liberian teen who found $50 000 but returned the money to its owner has been named an... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Mali plans talks with jihadists, defying opposition
Dakar – After almost nine years of brutal conflict, Mali’s rulers are set to pursue talks with jihadists, ignoring... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Burkina Faso lifts ban on Norwegian aid agency
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Thursday lifted a ban on the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Sierra Leone moves to bring more women into politics
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s government on Thursday introduced a bill that would ensure that 30% of parliamentary seats and cabinet... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
West Africa’s Benin votes to legalise abortion
Cotonou – Benin has become one of the few countries in Africa to authorise abortions, after parliamentarians voted on a... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Criminal gang frees at least 30 kidnapped Nigerian students after four months
Abuja – Thirty students who were kidnapped by a criminal gang more than four months ago in northwest Nigeria... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Rare jihadist kidnapping in southern Mali, security sources say
Bamako – Presumed jihadists have kidnapped five civilians in southern Mali, security sources and a local official told AFP on... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
Guinea radio journalists strike over ‘lack of attention’
Conakry – Radio journalists were on strike in Guinea on Wednesday, union officials said, protesting a “lack of attention” paid... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
Nigeria insists troops “did not shoot at protesters” last year
Abuja – Nigeria’s government said on Wednesday that security forces “did not shoot” at peaceful protesters in Lagos last... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Nigerian youths protest a year after bloody crackdown
Lagos – Nigerian youths held memorial protests in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday, one year after security forces violently... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
