Update on four life terms handed in Ivory Coast 2016 jihadist attack
Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four Malian men convicted of... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
Ivory Coast hands down four life terms for 2016 jihadist attack
Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four men convicted of abetting... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
At least 7 dead, 29 hurt as car smashes into Nigerian carnival
Port Harcourt – Seven people were killed and more than two dozen injured when a car ploughed into a... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers
Banjul – The Gambia on Tuesday set up an “investigative panel” and gave it 30 days to report back... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Ten dead after bus hits mine in Burkina Faso, says governor
Ouagadougou – Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Three dead in Niger military helicopter crash
Niamey – Three people died on Monday when a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Hunger-striking Senegal journalist taken to hospital, says attorney
Dakar – Pape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike... Read more
26 Dec, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill 17 herders in northeast Nigeria
Kano – Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian... Read more
26 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso orders UN co-ordinator to leave
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has ordered the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
Nigeria’s economy in 2022: winners and losers
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
