West Africa

Mali bristles over warnings not to hire Russian ‘mercenaries’

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

Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta on Saturday ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and said transition... Read more

19 Sep, 2021

Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Friday stiffened measures to tackle Covid-19, citing a third wave of the pandemic in the... Read more

18 Sep, 2021

Bamako – Hundreds of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday, demanding the nation’s military rulers be given more... Read more

18 Sep, 2021

Abidjan – More than 40 police officers in Ivory Coast accused of racketeering will be tried in October, prosecutors... Read more

18 Sep, 2021

Conakry – West African leaders met Guinean coup leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya in the capital Conakry on Friday, where they... Read more

18 Sep, 2021