Mali: Ex-President Toure Given State Burial Tuesday
Mali held a state funeral on Tuesday for former president Amadou Toumani Toure, an emblematic figure who steered the troubled nation...
COVID-19: Vaccine Alone Won’t End Pandemic – WHO
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the...
Ethiopia: UN Warns Of War Crimes In Spiralling Conflict
The United Nations warned Friday of possible war crimes in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, after 10 days of fighting that the...
Air Strikes: 90 Killed As Syrian Fighters, ISIS Clash
Clashes in the Syrian Desert between pro-government forces and holdouts of the Islamic State group have killed at least 90 combatants this...
Senegal: Grand Magal Pilgrimage Holds Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered at Senegal's holy city of Touba on Monday, for the annual Grand Magal- a pilgrimage which...
Kuwait: New Emir Sworn-In After Death Of Ruler
Kuwait on Wednesday swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and prepared to receive the body of his half-brother, the...
Mali: Court Fixes Friday To Hear Suit Challenging Ecowas Sanctions
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday to hear two interlocutory applications in a case instituted by two associations in Mali...
Republic Of Guinea Bissau :Buhari Jets Out Thursday For National Day...
President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Thursday, leave Abuja for Bissau to attend ceremonies celebrating the National Day of the Republic of Guinea...
Dormitory Fire: Ten Tanzanian Schoolchildren Killed
Ten Tanzanian schoolchildren were killed when a dormitory at a privately-owned primary school in the north of the country caught fire, a...
Rape: Liberia Declares National Emergency On Alarming Rate Of Sexual Assault
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent...
COVID-19 Fight: Un General Assembly Adopts `Omnibus Resolution’
The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA has approved an “omnibus resolution’’ seeking a comprehensive and coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mali Crises: Experts Propose 2-Year Transition With President Chosen By Junta
Experts appointed by Mali’s military junta on Friday proposed a two-year transitional government led by a president chosen by the army, according...
Peacekeeping: Coronavirus Hits Senegalese Troops Deployed To The Gambia
Scores of Senegalese soldiers deployed to neighbouring Gambia have tested positive for Coronavirus, a Senegalese army official said on Thursday.
Fraud Trial: UK Court Orders P&ID To Make Interim Payment Of...
The Federal Republic of Nigeria Thursday appeared in the English High Court for a scheduled hearing.
The hearing followed...
Single Currency: ECOWAS Postpones Launch
The West African regional body, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has postponed the launch of it planned single currency...
Mali Coup: Nigeria Demands Immediate Restoration Of Constitutional Order
The Federal Government has called for the instant and unconditional restoration of constitutional order in Mali following the coup that ousted President...
Human rights abuses: U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Central African Rebel Leader
The U.S. has imposed sanctions against a rebel leader in the Central African Republic.
The Secretary of State Michael Pompeo...
COVID-19: Rwanda Uses Robots To Protect Doctors Working With Patients –...
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije says his country now uses robots to protect doctors, who treat COVID-19 patients through minimising contact.
Power Tussle: West African Leaders To Hold Talks On Mali Crisis
Leaders of the West Africa regional grouping ECOWAS are expected to hold an extraordinary summit today to propose measures to resolve the...
We’ll Do All To Resolve Political Crisis In Mali – ECOWAS...
Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Mahamadou Issoufou said the sub-regional organisation will do all...
