News

French defence minister in Mali amid Russian ‘mercenary’ tensions

Bamako – France’s defence minister warned her Malian counterpart on Monday that a potential plan to hire Russian private-security firm... Read more

21 Aug, 2021

Business

Ivory Coast detects first bird flu cases since 2015

Abidjan – Ivory Coast has detected its first cases since 2015 of the H5N1 bird flu in poultry farms,... Read more

20 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus

US ships 1.2m Covid vaccine doses to Ivory Coast

Washington –  The United States is sending 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Ivory Coast, which is... Read more

20 Aug, 2021

News

Nigeria kidnappings: Gunmen snatch 9 pupils in Katsina state, police say

Kano – Gunmen have snatched nine pupils of an Islamic seminary in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, police said on... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

Politics

3 days of mourning declared after 47 killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

News

Guinean authorities identify 58 contacts of Ebola sufferer

Conakry – Guinean authorities on Wednesday announced that 58 people had been confined to their homes after being identified as... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

Sport

Bordeaux’s Samuel Kalu to resume training after mid-match collapse

Bordeaux – Bordeaux forward Samuel Kalu is fit to resume training on Wednesday after collapsing during his side’s game... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

News

At least 7 killed in attack at Shell facility in Nigeria

Lagos – Seven people have been killed in an attack on a convoy transporting workers to a Shell oil and... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

Ghana welcomes survivors of 1921 Tulsa massacre

Accra – Two African American survivors of a century-old massacre in the United States were in Ghana on Sunday... Read more

17 Aug, 2021

News

Gunmen kill 3, kidnap 20 from Nigeria college, school officials say

Kano – Gunmen have killed three people at an agricultural college in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state and kidnapped 20... Read more

17 Aug, 2021