Niger to lift ban on riding motorbikes in jihadist-hit west
Niamey – Niger will lift a ban on riding motorcycles in the vast western Tillaberi region that was imposed last... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Gunmen attack Nigeria’s elite military academy, 2 officers killed
Kano – Gunmen attacked Nigeria’s elite military academy on Tuesday, killing two officers and kidnapping another in a brazen assault... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
Churchgoer killed, pastor injured as shots fired during religious service in Cameroon
Yaounde – A churchgoer has been shot dead and a pastor injured during a religious service in an anglophone region... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
Jailed Chadian ex-leader Hissene Habre has died, says Senegal
Dakar – Former Chadian president Hissene Habre, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
Security crisis drives up Nigeria’s food worries
Makurdi – Rice farmer Donald Amokaha spends his days weeding a temporary plot outside the city of Makurdi, on... Read more
23 Aug, 2021
Chad says pulling 600 soldiers from G5 Sahel force
N’Djamena – Chad on Saturday said it will recall 600 troops, half its contingent, from the multinational G5 Sahel force... Read more
23 Aug, 2021
At least 19 villagers killed, 2 injured in western Niger attack
Niamey – An attack by suspected jihadists on a village in western Niger’s troubled “three-border” region has killed 19... Read more
23 Aug, 2021
Nigeria kidnappings: Gunmen free 15 more abducted Baptist students
Kano – Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwestern Nigeria have released 15... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
DRC region shuts down half a dozen mines after tension with Chinese
Bukavu – Local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have closed half a dozen mining companies in South Kivu... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
Thousands in Nigerian oil hub hail coronation of new king
Ode-Itsekiri – Thousands of people in traditional red and white attire thronged the riverine community of Ode-Itsekiri in southern... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
