Nigerian bandits release 28 kidnapped students
Kano – Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released another... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
At least six soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon
Yaounde – At least six Cameroon soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Boko Haram in the... Read more
25 Jul, 2021
West African nature reserve escapes endangered listing
Abidjan – A west African nature reserve spanning Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger on Friday escaped a Unesco listing as... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Record numbers of people in Burkina Faso have become internally displaced or fled abroad as a result... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Equatorial Guinea blasts ‘illegal’ UK sanctions against president’s son
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Saturday slammed as “unilateral and illegal” British sanctions against the son of the country’s veteran... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Sierra Leone lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty
Freetown – Sierra Leone lawmakers voted to abolish the death penalty on Friday, becoming the latest African country to... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Nigerian court jails 10 pirates over ship hijacking
Lagos – A Nigerian court on Friday jailed 10 pirates for 12 years each over the hijacking of a merchant... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Benin’s opposition goes into hiding
Lagos – Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigeria receives six warplanes from US to fight insurgency
Lagos – Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Football-crazy Nigeria aims for Olympic glory in basketball
Abuja – Football has always been Nigeria’s favourite sport with a historic Olympic gold the pinnacle of its success,... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
