Countries Guinea stripped of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Conakry – Guinea was on Friday stripped of hosting the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations because the infrastructure is... Read more 1 Oct, 2022
Countries Sierra Leone police summon Freetown mayor over ‘disorderly behaviour’ Freetown – Sierra Leonean police on Thursday summoned the mayor of the capital Freetown for questioning over allegedly obstructing... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries West African leaders arrive in Mali to mediate Ivory Coast soldier crisis Bamako – A high-level mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Mali on Thursday... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria Lagos – Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said on Thursday,... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries Nigeria candidates sign ‘peace’ deal for election campaign Abuja – Three top Nigerian presidential candidates signed a “peace” deal meant to ease tensions during campaigning for the... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Cameroon Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks Yaounde – Wearing a large hat protecting her face from the sun’s rays in Cameroon, 63-year-old Jeanne now bitterly... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries Nigerian town caught between jihadist war and peace Bama – Once a symbol of the jihadist war in northeast Nigeria, the town of Bama today betrays the... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries Low-key start for Nigeria’s 2023 election campaign Abuja – Campaigning for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election got off to a low-key start on Wednesday, with candidates holding... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Countries Oldest chimp from renown Guinean group dies Conakry – Guinea’s oldest chimpanzee and one of the last members of a globally famous endangered community has died... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Countries France vows ‘full’ support for Ivory Coast in spat with Mali Abidjan – France on Tuesday offered its “full” support to the Ivory Coast in its bitter spat with Mali over... Read more 28 Sep, 2022