West Africa

Thousands in Mali demonstrate in support of army rulers

Bamako – Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital on Wednesday, backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived... Read more

23 Sep, 2021

N’Djamena – At least 27 people were killed in weekend fighting between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in eastern Chad,... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Lagos – Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Lagos – Gunmen have killed a police inspector in southeast Nigeria, police said on Monday, the latest attack in the... Read more

21 Sep, 2021

Lagos – Cholera has killed more than 2 300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since... Read more

21 Sep, 2021

Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta on Sunday bristled over warnings by Western and regional leaders not to hire “mercenaries”... Read more

20 Sep, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the incorporation of the state-run oil company within six months and... Read more

20 Sep, 2021

Conakry – Guinea’s new junta held a former minister, Tibou Kamara, for several hours after arresting him before dawn... Read more

20 Sep, 2021

Kano – Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwest Nigeria months ago have released... Read more

19 Sep, 2021

Kano – Nigerian troops have rescued an army officer kidnapped last month from an elite military academy in the restive... Read more

19 Sep, 2021