Police search for Senegal MPs after parliament brawl
Dakar – Senegalese authorities were searching for two opposition lawmakers on Monday after they attacked a woman MP during... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Junta-appointed PM in Mali returns after stroke
Bamako – Mali’s military-appointed government on Monday said that Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, a civilian named to the... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Guinea trial adjourned after ex-dictator pleads ill health
Conakry – Proceedings in a trial over a 2009 massacre in Guinea were adjourned for a week on Monday... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Chad jails 262 in mass trial after deadly protests
N’Djamena – A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Nigeria train resumes eight months after deadly attack
Abuja – Nigeria on Monday resumed a train service linking the capital with a northern city, eight months after... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Six civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack near Ghana border
Ouagadougou – Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Accra – Ghana asked investors to exchange around $9 billion in domestic debt for new bonds on Monday to... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
West African leaders agree to create regional force
Abuja – West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
Kano – Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
