Nine jailed in first Togo pirate trial
Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Ghana opposition rallies over economic woes, protest deaths
Ghana’s opposition has marched in Accra, rallying against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s handling of the economy and demanding justice after... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Interpol seeks arrest of son of Mali ex-president Karim Keita
Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Karim Keita, a son of Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita,... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Gunmen kidnap 140 students from boarding school in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official says, the latest in... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbabgo, ex-president Bedie set for talks
Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, who returned home last month a decade after falling from power, will meet... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
‘They cause immoral thoughts,’ Nigerian state says as it bans mannequins
The use of mannequins for displaying clothes by tailors, stores, and boutique owners across a Nigerian state, has been... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
At least four Mali soldiers die in attack
At least four soldiers in Mali have died in an attack by suspected jihadist gunmen near the border with... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria
Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Niger vows to ‘cleanse’ jihadists infested border area
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has pledged to “cleanse” villages of jihadist elements that have expanded their reach in the... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
France resumes joint military operations with Mali
France says it will resume joint military operations in Mali, after suspending them early last month following the west... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
