Guinea reverses decision to withdraw from Olympics
Conakry – The West African state of Guinea on Thursday said it was scrapping its decision to withdraw its five-person... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free three students abducted in restive northwest
Kano – Kidnappers who abducted 121 students from a school in volatile northwest Nigeria this month have freed three... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
I Coast leader Ouattara, ex-rival Laurent Gbagbo to meet for first talks
Abidjan – Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara will meet his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo on July 27... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Guinea withdraws from Olympics ‘over Covid-19’
Conakry – Guinea cancelled its participation in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the west African... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Nigeria kidnappings: Parents living through student abduction nightmare
Armed kidnappings for ransom now make almost daily newspaper headlines in Nigeria. Parents of more than 100 children who... Read more
21 Jul, 2021
At least 100 kidnapped villagers freed in Nigeria after negotiations
Kano – One hundred kidnapped villagers in northwest Nigeria were freed on Tuesday, police said, following negotiations with their abductors... Read more
21 Jul, 2021
At least 3 soldiers, ‘dozens of terrorists’ killed in Burkina Faso fighting
Ouagadougou – Three Burkina Faso soldiers and a militiaman were killed on Friday by highway bombs in the country’s north,... Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Mali interim leader ‘safe’ after attempted knife attack in a mosque
Bamako – Mali’s interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was “safe and sound”, his office said, after an assassination attempt... Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Heavily armed criminals shoot down Nigerian fighter jet, pilot survives
Abuja – Heavily-armed criminals have shot down a fighter jet in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, the airforce said on Monday,... Read more
19 Jul, 2021
Cattle thieves kill at least 13 policemen in Nigeria
Kano – At least 13 policemen were killed in an ambush by cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, in... Read more
19 Jul, 2021
