Nigeria’s economy in 2022: winners and losers
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
Robber who escaped Belgian jail arrested in Guinea
Brussels – A Belgian armed robber who escaped a Brussels jail has been arrested in Conakry, capital of the... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
MSF worker freed in Mali
Bamako – A Burkinabe worker with the French-based medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) kidnapped in jihadist-torn Mali was... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
West Africa has experienced a wave of coups – superficial democracy is to blame
Temitope J. Laniran, University of Bradford West Africa has seen coups and military takeovers in three countries in 2022.... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
Shell to pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers over pollution
The Hague – Shell said on Friday it will pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers to compensate them... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
DRC’s M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position
Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebels, who have seized swathes of territory in the east of... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
‘It’s going to be a difficult period’ – SA’s Eskom warns of long electricity crisis
Johannesburg – Beleaguered electricity firm Eskom warned South Africans on Friday to brace for a prolonged electricity crisis as... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
Togo president sacks army minister and army chief
Lome – Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has sacked the country’s armed forces minister and appointed a new chief of... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
From two security being shot and robbed; More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda | Here are your top news headlines
From two security guards sustaining serious injuries after being shot and robbed of their firearms; to more Ebola trial... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
DRC ex-presidential adviser acquitted of graft
Kinshasa – A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa acquitted an ex-presidential adviser of corruption on... Read more
23 Dec, 2022
