Guinea-Bissau government denies existence of coup plot
Bissau – The government of Guinea-Bissau on Friday denied a claim by the country’s armed forces chief that members... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Cameroon urges calm after schoolgirl killed in anglophone region
Yaounde – Authorities in English-speaking western Cameroon appealed for calm on Thursday after a policeman killed a schoolgirl in... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
Diedhiou fires hat-trick as Senegal, Morocco book final-round places
Johannesburg – Famara Diedhiou scored a hat-trick for Senegal as they and Morocco won on Tuesday to become the first... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
Coup plot foiled says Guinea Bissau army chief
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces chief announced on Thursday that members of the military had been preparing to launch... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
Gambia presidential hopeful prepared to prosecute ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh
Banjul – A Gambian presidential contender who headed a truth commission into crimes committed under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh has said... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Pan-African film festival defies pandemic and jihadists
Ouagadougou – Africa’s biggest film festival kicks off on Saturday in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, delayed eight months by... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
NGOs sound alarm over pandemic-induced budget cuts in West Africa
Dakar – Oxfam and Development Finance International warned on Thursday that West African governments risk creating the “worst economic crisis... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Ten villagers killed in mosque attack in western Niger
Niamey – Suspected jihadists killed 10 villagers in an attack on a mosque earlier this week in western Niger’s Tillaberi... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Guinea’s “Conakry express” train back on track
Conakry – Guinea’s “Conakry Express” train service resumed service this week after a 10-month hiatus, according to the national... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Guinea strongman Doumbouya sacks 44 military brass
Conakry – Guinea’s strongman Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power last month, has sacked 44 generals and admirals in an... Read more
13 Oct, 2021
