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
Ecowas court demands Mali explain detention of ex-leaders
Bamako – The court of justice of the West Africa bloc Ecowas has demanded that Mali justify the alleged detention... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Jihadists behind a wave of attacks in Niger ‘circulate freely’ despite strict controls
Niamey – Jihadists behind a wave of attacks in Niger’s vast Tillaberi region are able to operate freely in spite... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
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
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
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
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
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
