Nigerian security forces rescue 5 out of 73 kidnapped students
Kano – Nigerian security forces on Thursday rescued five girls out of 73 students kidnapped the previous day from a... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Catholic priest abducted in anglophone Cameroon is freed ‘without ransom’
Yaounde – A Catholic priest who was kidnapped by separatists last weekend in Cameroon’s troubled anglophone region has been released,... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Singer Akon’s $6bn futuristic Senegalese city unstarted, locals left in dark
Mbodiene – A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the $6 billion futuristic city he vowed... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Ivorian TV host punished over ‘rape demonstration’ as anger rages unabated
Abidjan – Outrage persisted on Wednesday in Ivory Coast two days after a TV host laughingly encouraged a convicted rapist... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Nigeria gunmen kidnap 73 students from high school in northwest
Lagos – Nigerian gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country,... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast hails ‘major’ oil discovery
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday reported a “major discovery” of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Top Liberian anti-graft agent probed in port corruption scandal
Monrovia – A top Liberian anti-graft official has been placed under investigation in connection with allegations of corruption at a... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Four Nigerian states impose restrictions to curb kidnappings, violent crimes
Abuja – Four state governments in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in a... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
As deadlines loom, doubts over Mali’s shift to civilian rule
Bamako – The colonels who rule Mali have repeatedly said they will restore civilian rule in early 2022, but with... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
‘How do you think 3% can clean the spills?’: New law stokes tension in Nigeria’s blighted oil delta
Ejamah-Ebubu – Nigerian farmer Nwale Nchimaonwi celebrated when he learnt that an oil law to overhaul the industry and... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
