French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the commemorative festivities for Tirailleur Day in Dakar, Senegal, the French President’s office has confirmed. The event will mark the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Senegalese riflemen on December 1, 1944. Emmanuel Macron will be in Dakar at the invitation of …
Read More »Burkina Faso shuts down TV station in Mali
The private television channel Joliba TV has been suspended by the High Authority for Communication (HAC) in Bamako, Mali. An official of the channel explains that the HAC has withdrawn its license, and that the measure will take effect on November 26. The decision by Mali’s Haute Autorité de la …
Read More »A boy drowns in a flood in Lagos
A 10-year-old boy has been confirmed dead after drowning in a flood along Liasu Road, Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident occurred during the downpour witnessed in the state,” according to reports. The edeceased and his younger sister were trekking on a walkway …
Read More »Niger: the army neutralized 10 terrorists
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 …
Read More »Burkina Faso: the government buys electric vehicles
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 …
Read More »7 members of Nigerian security force missing
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 …
Read More »Nigeria: driver jailed five years for wounding a policeman
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 …
Read More »Mali: former police chief sentenced to 10 years in prison
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 …
Read More »Nigeria intercepts 50,000 tramadol tablets from Ghana
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 …
Read More »Ghana: a banker found dead in bedroom
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 …
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