Togolese rush to get vaccine as Covid-19 pass launches
Lome – Togo moto-taxi driver Kossigan Fandji was twice barred from entering his local town hall to try to... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
One million Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings
Lagos – One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
Togo extends health emergency as Covid-19 cases rise
Lome – Togo on Tuesday extended a health state of emergency for 12 months to “take appropriate decisions” after a... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast sends anti-graft squads to probe public services
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s new good governance ministry said on Tuesday it had dispatched anti-corruption squads to probe public... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Libya fighters battle Chad rebels on border, says report
Tripoli – Forces loyal to eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar carried out an operation on Tuesday against a Chadian armed... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Nigeria seeks nearly $5bn in extra foreign financing
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought parliamentary approval for nearly $5 billion in additional external borrowing... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Anger, confusion as Gambian president allies with ex-dictator’s party ahead of December vote
Banjul – Gambian President Adama Barrow has stirred anger and confusion ahead of a December 4 presidential poll, after... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Guinea junta hosts talks on post-coup transition
Conakry– Guinea’s ruling military were due to open a four-day series of talks on Tuesday, intended to pave a... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
‘We have a total of 108 inmates rearrested,’ says Nigeria after prison outbreak
Abuja – At least 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped from a prison in central Nigeria have been recaptured,... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Death toll on gold mine convoy in Burkina rises to six
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Monday raised to six the death toll from a weekend ambush of a convoy... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
