Nigeria’s Buhari vows safe rescue of train attack hostages
Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Nigeria’s president under pressure as insecurity spirals
Lagos – Mounting attacks from jihadists and criminal gangs, including a brazen assault close to the capital, are creating... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Senegal opposition says will not appeal legislative the results
Dakar – Senegal’s main opposition alliance on Wednesday announced it would not appeal against the July 31 legislative election... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
13 killed in clashes between farmers, herders in Chad
N’Djamena – Thirteen people have been killed in deadly clashes between farmers and herders in central Chad, a regional... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Guinea opposition movement presses protests despite dissolution
Conakry – An opposition coalition in Guinea dissolved by the ruling junta said on Wednesday it would go ahead... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Two police officers killed in Sierra Leone economic protests
Freetown – Two police officers were killed on Wednesday in Sierra Leone after a protest against “economic hardship” descended... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Death toll from attack on Mali soldiers rises to 42, says army
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in an attack at the weekend by suspected jihadists, the army said Wednesday... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Nigeria brings home 12 000 displaced people despite instability
Kano – Nigeria has brought home around 12 000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Jihadist-hit Mali receives six more warplanes from Russia
Bamako – Mali on Tuesday received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, which has become a... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
