Nigeria looks to revive ailing palm oil sector
Okomu – Standing beside the piles of dark red palm fruits ready for crushing for their essence, Nigerian farmer... Read more
3 Oct, 2021
Chad police break up protest against junta
N’Djamena – Chadian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered on Saturday to condemn the... Read more
3 Oct, 2021
Nigeria’s Buhari orders Twitter ban lifted once conditions met
Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the country’s ban on Twitter to be lifted... Read more
2 Oct, 2021
PICS | Guinea coup leader sworn in as transitional president
Conakry – Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, promised to respect the country’s international commitments... Read more
2 Oct, 2021
Burkina Faso bars Norwegian aid agency from conflict zones
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has stopped the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced people in the jihadist-hit... Read more
1 Oct, 2021
Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency
Abuja – Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the country’s... Read more
1 Oct, 2021
Gambia delays report on ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh
Banjul – The long-awaited findings of a probe into crimes committed under Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, which were to... Read more
30 Sep, 2021
Guinea junta chief Mamady Doumbouya to be sworn in Friday as interim president
Conakry – Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces colonel who led a coup in the West African state of Guinea on... Read more
30 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast probes minister over rape allegation
Abidjan – Prosecutors in Ivory Coast said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into a prominent minister who had... Read more
30 Sep, 2021
Mine blast kills five Burkina soldiers – army
Ouagadougou – An improvised explosive device killed five soldiers on patrol in northern Burkina Faso, the army command announced in a... Read more
30 Sep, 2021
