Mali jihadist leader in secret talks with northern groups
Dakar – A powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in the Sahel has been in secret talks with armed groups in northern... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Boom times for francophone Africa’s TV and film industry
Dakar – Standing in a barren schoolyard surrounded by baobab trees at the end of a dusty road in... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Manuela Roka Botey appointed Equatorial Guinea premier
Malabo – Manuela Roka Botey was appointed prime minister of Equatorial Guinea, becoming the first woman in the central... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel
Dakar – Up to 50 percent of medicines in West Africa are substandard or fake, the UN warned Tuesday... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
WATCH | Shortages causing fury among Nigerians ahead of elections
Lagos – Muhammed Bazza has been queueing for petrol under the blazing sun for four hours, while Alexander Okwori... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari visits stronghold amid riots over currency swap
Kano – An angry mob clashed with police on Monday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano to protest... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basin
Niamey – Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Suspected jihadists kill 28 in troubled Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Jihadist conflict in Niger leaves children in limbo
Sakoira – After fleeing the jihadists who threatened their remote village, Aichata Hassan had no idea that another mighty... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
‘The state of our nation is stable… We intend to keep it this way’ – Liberian President George Weah to seek re-election
Monrovia – Liberian President and former international football star George Weah announced on Monday that he would run for... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
