Africa

The Niger army had neutralized ten terrorists during an operation in the village of Mountséka, in the Tahoua region (west), according to reports. The latter were part of a convoy of twenty motorcycles carrying armed men, which was crossing the Niger towards Nigeria. An Air Force aircraft spotted the suspicious …

The government of Burkina Faso has acquired a fleet of electric vehicles, in a move aimed at reducing the state’s cost of living and preserving the environment. The vehicles, donated by Li Yubao, Chairman and CEO of Yunhong International Group, were officially handed over to the Minister of Economy and …

At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their convoy in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were ambushed Monday in Shiroro, Niger state, by about 200 Boko Haram fighters during …

A 38-year-old driver has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Lagos State High Court for inflicting grievous bodily harm on a police. Justice Oyindamola Ogala, who delivered the judgment, convicted the suspect on three of the five counts filed against him by the Lagos State Government. The court …

The former head of the Islamic police, Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in Timbutu, Mali. Prosecutors accused Al-Hassan, 47, of leading a reign of terror after the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg smuggled from Ghana into their country in a major anti-drug trafficking operation. The pills were concealed in the body compartments of a Toyota Hummer bus allegedly belonging to GUO Transport Company, reports said. The vehicle, driven …

From September 4 to November 19, the six days of qualifying for the next Africa Cup of Nations have produced the definitive list of teams qualified for this continental competition. Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique are the last to embark this Tuesday, November 19, for the AFCON 2025 in Morocco. From …

A 28-year-old banker has been discovered dead in his bedroom under mysterious circumstances at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, Ghana. His lifeless body was discovered after friends broke into his room when repeated calls to his phone went unanswered, something they said was very unlike him. Their growing concern led …

Gabonese voters have approved a constitutional referendum that will pave the way for a return to elections and democratic order, according to provisional results announced Sunday by the country’s interior minister. Over 91% were in favor of the new text, while 8.2% answered no, Hermann Immongault said. The turnout was …

Rescue efforts at the site of a building collapse that killed at least 16 people in Tanzania’s commercial capital, reports said. The number of people trapped was unclear, but several people said that they have lost contact with relatives who they believe were inside the building. Some of those who …