Talks resume on Burkina Faso security crisis
Ouagadougou – Government and opposition parties on Monday resumed talks on Burkina Faso’s security crisis, more than three months after... Read more
28 Sep, 2021
Nigeria air strike kills 20 fishermen, sources say
Kano – At least 20 fishermen were killed accidentally in a Nigerian military strike on a jihadist camp in northeast... Read more
28 Sep, 2021
Mali elections could be postponed, prime minister says
United Nations – Elections scheduled for early next year in Mali could be postponed by months, the prime minister... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Sufi pilgrims descend on Senegal’s holy city
Dakar – Huge crowds of worshippers converged on Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Sunday, as part of the... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Nigerian gunmen release 10 kidnapped students
Kano – Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a school in northwest Nigeria more than two months ago... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Rwanda’s ‘Colonel of the Apocalypse’, jailed for war crimes in Mali, dies
Kigali – Theoneste Bagosora, the Rwandan military leader dubbed the “Colonel of the Apocalypse”, has died in Mali where... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Togo’s bishops condemn closure of churches over Covid-19
Lome – Bishops in Togo on Saturday condemned a recent decision by the government to close places of worship after... Read more
26 Sep, 2021
Chad junta leader names transitional parliament
N’Djamena – The head of Chad’s military junta, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, on Friday named 93 members of a new... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Nigeria Boko Haram jihadists shift to northwest, military sources say
Kano – A large group of Boko Haram jihadists has moved out of their base in northeast Nigeria to join... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Opponents of ex-Guinea leader publish transition govt blacklist
Conakry – A leading Guinean opposition group published a blacklist of officials to exclude from a future transition government on... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
