Jailed ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to be buried Thursday
Dakar – Former Chadian president Hissene Habre, who died from Covid-19 on Tuesday aged 79, will be buried on... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered
Abidjan – A young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast after arriving there two... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
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
