Nine Mali soldiers killed in November IED attacks
Dakar – Mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) killed nine Mali soldiers during November in central and southern areas... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
West African bloc tells Mali to free 46 Ivorian troops
Abuja – West African leaders on Sunday told Mali’s ruling junta to release 46 Ivorian troops taken prisoner in... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Liberian president’s long stay abroad criticised
Monrovia – Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso suspends French broadcaster RFI
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Saturday ordered the immediate suspension of Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcasts, accusing it of... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
Jailed Senegal journalist starts hunger strike
Dakar – A jailed Senegalese journalist critical of President Macky Sall started a hunger strike on Friday to protest... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
Nigeria reports fresh attack on election office in southeast
Lagos – A local office of Nigeria’s electoral body INEC has been set partially ablaze, the commission said Friday,... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
Nigeria defamation case against student dropped, says lawyer
Lagos – A student facing a defamation case for a tweet about Nigeria’s first lady had the charges against... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
11 worshippers injured in mosque attack in south Nigeria
Port Harcourt – Gunmen stormed a mosque in southern Nigeria’s Delta state on Friday, wounding 11 worshippers after attempting... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
Mali lifts suspension of major news channel
Bamako – Mali’s communications authority said on Thursday it had lifted the suspension of one of the Sahel country’s... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Sao Tome to probe ‘inhumane acts’ in aftermath of attempted coup
Libreville – Sao Tome on Thursday ordered an investigation into allegations that soldiers committed “cruel, degrading and inhumane acts”... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
