Burkinabè President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has, by decree, dismissed Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré from his functions and dissolved the government. “The prime minister’s functions are over, the government is dissolved,” a presidential decree said. The West African country has been plagued since 2015 by recurrent jihadist attacks …
Read More »Nigeria: authorities to destroy expired Covid-19 vaccines
The Nigerian government has announced that a million of doses of coronavirus vaccines in the country expired last month and said they had been withdrawn before then and will be destroyed. The government said in the statement that it “now politely declines all vaccine donations with short shelf life or …
Read More »Mali: seven UN peacekeepers killed in a blast
Seven UN peacekeepers were killed and three others injured in an explosion in Mali on Wednesday, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said. They had been travelling in a logistics convoy in central Mali when it was targeted by an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED. Read also: Ethiopia: PM …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 21 burnt to death in bus attack
At least 21 passengers, including children, were burned alive when their bus on its way to the town of Isa was ambushed by gunmen in Sokoto state, northwestern Nigeria, police say . The attack happened late on Monday but details are just emerging due to poor communication services in the …
Read More »Nigeria: police investigate death of eight children in car
Police in Nigeria say they are investigating the death of eight children, boys and girls found dead in an abandoned car in the country’s biggest city, Lagos, BBC News reported. The bodies of the children, aged between four and six years, had been taken to a mortuary and an autopsy …
Read More »Niger: 12 soldiers killed during clash with jihadists
At least 12 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in a clash between them and jihadists in the southwest of the country, a government official announced on Sunday. The official said dozens of militants had also been killed. Read also: Gambia: Adama Barrow declared winner for a second term Militants linked …
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria added to UK red list as Omicron cases are increasing
Nigeria is now added to the British travel red list as the new coronavirus variant Omicron is wreaking havoc in the west african country. Britain has imposed strict testing and quarantine restrictions on people wishing to enter the country. Southern African countries have already been added to the travel red …
Read More »Gambia: Adama Barrow declared winner for a second term
The Gambian Election Commission has declared incumbent President Adama Barrow winner of Saturday’s election with 53% of the vote while his rival Ousainou Darboe holds 28%. The results of the vote, seen as test for democracy, have been rejected by Mr Darboe and other candidates earlier who say the elections …
Read More »Nigeria: five officials in Borno state abducted by armed men
Five officials working for Nigerian Borno state ministry of works have been kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday as they were en route to inspect a road project near Chibok town. Militants linked to the Islamic State West African Province (Iswap) are suspected to be behind the abduction. Borno state’s …
Read More »Nigeria: mandatory vaccination for civil servants
The Nigerian government has announced that all civilian workers should receive their doses of covid vaccine as several cases of the Omicron variant have been detected. In absence of proof of vaccination, officials are invited to submit the results of PCR tests dating from 72 hours before being allowed access …
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