Soldier killed in jihadist ambush in northern Cameroon
Yaoundé – A soldier has been killed and another wounded in an ambush by jihadists in Cameroon’s Far North,... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Protest in Senegal over alleged Covid relief funds misuse
Dakar – Hundreds of people protested in Senegal’s capital on Friday to call for legal action after a report... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Gambia releases opposition figure after coup bid
Banjul – The Gambia has released a former minister detained last week as the government announced it had foiled... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison
Bamako – A court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian troops whose detention in Mali sparked a diplomatic row... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Nigeria insecurity: 2022 was a bad year and points to need for major reforms
Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia 2022 has been an eventful year in Nigeria. For one thing, it’s been... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Mali resumes trial of Ivory Coast soldiers as deadline looms in row
Bamako – The trial resumed in Mali on Friday of 46 Ivorian troops whose detention has sparked a diplomatic... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: it’s time to clean up
Oluniyi O. Fadare, Obafemi Awolowo University Bottles. Plastic bags. Surgical facemasks. These are just some of the 29,029 items... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Gambia says coup bid sought hostages, army restructure
Banjul – The plotters of an alleged coup foiled in the Gambia last week planned to take senior government... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Ivorian troops face Mali trial as deadline looms in row
Bamako – Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row went on trial at a... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso army officer held in ‘destabilisation’ plot: prosecutor
Ouagadougou – Authorities were probing a new attempt to “destabilise” Burkina Faso involving a decorated senior officer, according to... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
