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
Nigerian police disperse Shiite procession, arrest dozens
Abuja – Nigerian police said on Tuesday they had arrested dozens of Shiite Muslim followers of an outlawed group... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Witchhunt murders surge in troubled DRC province
Bukavu – Murders of women accused of witchcraft are surging in a troubled eastern province of the Democratic Republic of... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Jihadist attack on mining convoy kills five in Mali
Bamako – A suspected jihadist attack killed five gendarmes escorting a convoy from a mining company in western Mali... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Nigeria jihadist infighting kills scores in Lake Chad, local sources say
Kano – Infighting between Nigeria’s two major jihadist factions has left scores dead, raising the possibility of a prolonged internecine... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Guinea junta unveils ‘charter’ for civilian transition
Conakry – The junta which seized power in the West African state of Guinea has unveiled a “transitional charter” that... Read more
28 Sep, 2021
