Category: West Africa

Ivory Coast’s Guillaume Soro faces war crimes lawsuit in France

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Ivory Coast’s former prime minister Guillaume Soro, a rebel leader before...

Nigerian man dies after hunger strike in Japan detention center

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> A Nigerian man died in a Japanese immigration detention center this week,...

China says Africa projects should be sustainable, denounces criticism

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Chinese development projects in Africa must be sustainable, the government’s top diplomat...

Nigerian Girl, 18, Found Dead In Ghana-must-go Bag

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> An 18-year old girl identified as Favour Ogheneyenrowho kidnapped by suspected ritualist...

Boko Haram Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in Nigeria

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> At least 30 people have been killed in a triple suicide...

Netherlands beat Cameroon 3-1 to seal last-16 spot

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Vivianne Miedema scored twice to become Netherlands’ all-time leading goalscorer as the...

500 African migrants arrive at US border

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> US border patrol agents in Texas have detained hundreds of people from...

Nigeria: ISIL claims killing 11 soldiers in Borno state

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Attack on soldiers took place in town of Gajiganna in northeastern...

Ivorian cocoa farmers welcome rains amid concern over mid-crop

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Rains remained below average last week in most of Ivory Coast’s...

Malawi tightly contested Election Campaign Closes

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">3</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Campaigning has ended for Malawi’s tightly contested May 21 elections for president,...

Valentine’s Day! The most unifying scheme of the catholic church

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">3</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> The American will celebrate the life of Rudolph Valentino who immigrated to...

lets look at Niger the country

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Below is some of the scene from Niger , The Kanouri (including...

Gbagbo acquitted of war crimes

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of war...

Islamic State insurgents overrun northeast Nigerian town

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) insurgents overran the town of Rann...

Gabon’s president returns home

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> President Ali Bongo returned to Gabon on Monday after a three-month...

Senegal blocks popular opposition candidates from presidential race

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Senegal’s two best known opposition figures have been barred from running in...

Gabon’s Bongo names new prime minister after thwarted coup attempt

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Gabon’s President Ali Bongo, who has been out of the country for...

Dozens feared dead in Nigeria as leaking oil tanker explodes

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> An overturned oil tanker exploded in Nigeria while dozens of people...

Nigerian military frees editor held over Boko Haram article

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Nigeria’s military has released an editor two days after detaining him...

Gabon Closes Border With Cameroon After Failed Coup Attempt

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Gabon has closed border crossings with Cameroon since Monday’s attempted coup against...

Gabon foils military coup

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> NEWS POLITICS US UGANDA AFRICA » WORLD » BUSINESS TECH » HEALTH...

President Buhari Launches Re-election Campaign

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Nigeria’s ruling party held a rally to mark the launch of President...

Jihadists of Boko Haram attack Military Posts in Northeast Nigeria

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Boko Haram jihadists have raided at least three military posts and overpowered...

13 killed in Burkina Faso as security worsens

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Thirteen civilians have been killed in ethnic violence in central Burkina...

AFRICA; DEAR CAMEROONIANS- Eng Tom Isingoma Mwesiga

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">3</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>   I wish to humbly write this open letter today Friday 22nd...

Africa’s Koffi Annan rests celebrated

<span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Kofi Annan Annan died in Switzerland on August 18, and his...