West Africa

France clears extradition of Burkina ex-leader’s brother Francois Compaore

Paris – France on Friday cleared the extradition of Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso’s former president, to... Read more

1 Aug, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the... Read more

1 Aug, 2021

Niamey – Heavy rains lashing arid Niger since June have killed 35 people and made more than 26 500... Read more

1 Aug, 2021

Tokyo – Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been barred from the Olympics after failing a drug test, the first... Read more

31 Jul, 2021

Lagos – Police in Nigeria say they have ordered an investigation after a social media celebrity standing trial in the... Read more

31 Jul, 2021

Malabo – Six French soldiers were detained at the Bata airport in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday morning while stopping... Read more

30 Jul, 2021

Abuja – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted “lapses” on its part over the disqualification of... Read more

30 Jul, 2021

Dakar – Scores of pickers move along a raised platform of rubbish, scooping up pieces of plastic with iron... Read more

29 Jul, 2021

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s press on Wednesday gushed over an upbeat meeting between President Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo,... Read more

29 Jul, 2021

Kano – Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife detained for murder since 2015 in Nigeria have been... Read more

29 Jul, 2021