West Africa

Nigeria tanker blast death toll rises to 98

Lagos – Nigerian rescuers on Monday raised the toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck that killed... Read more

21 Jan

Accra – At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold... Read more

20 Jan

Victoria Tanimonure, Obafemi Awolowo University Food security in Nigeria is at a critical point and needs urgent attention. Over... Read more

16 Jan

Niamey – At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a... Read more

16 Jan

Kano – Despite four years in prison for blasphemy, Mubarak Bala defends his atheist beliefs but says he keeps... Read more

15 Jan

Muhammad Dan Suleiman, Curtin University John Mahama has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president. He inherits a host... Read more

14 Jan

Freetown – Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency on Monday to combat mpox, announcing it was stepping up... Read more

14 Jan

Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College Nigerians may be wondering whether the year 2025 will bring the “renewed hope” promised by... Read more

7 Jan

N’Djamena – Chad’s foreign affairs minister on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of showing contempt after he said... Read more

7 Jan

Accra – A raging inferno that swept through the bustling Kantamanto Market in the Ghanaian capital Accra has reduced... Read more

3 Jan