West Africa

Chad accuses France’s Macron of ‘contemptuous’ comments

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

7 Jan, 2025

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

3 Jan, 2025

Lagos – Two crowd stampedes, one in the capital Abuja and another in the southern town of Okija, have... Read more

22 Dec, 2024

Accra – Ghana’s president-elect John Mahama on Wednesday appointed an anti-corruption task force, part of his campaign vow to... Read more

19 Dec, 2024

Libreville – Gabon’s ruling junta on Wednesday lifted a curfew that had been in force since it seized power... Read more

19 Dec, 2024

Abuja – Nigeria’s president said on Wednesday the reforms undertaken by his administration have yielded results and there will... Read more

19 Dec, 2024

Libreville – Gabon’s police have arrested dozens of young protesters for breaching a curfew, in place since the military... Read more

17 Dec, 2024

Lagos – Boko Haram fighters have killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in neighbouring Niger, an anti-jihadist militia that operates alongside... Read more

11 Dec, 2024

Lagos – Mobile money agents have become a familiar sight across Nigeria, using handy point-of-sale machines to provide essential... Read more

10 Dec, 2024

Lloyd G. Adu Amoah, University of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite... Read more

10 Dec, 2024