France Calls UN to Back Anti-jihadist Force in Sahel
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region and […]
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Ghana imports $2.2 billion agricultural foods yearly
Ghana imports about 2.2 billion dollars agricultural foods yearly, the country’s Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), said on Tuesday. According to the CEO of the GIPC, […]
ECOWAS: Israel to invest $1 billon in solar energy
Leaders of the West African regional group ECOWAS last weekend inked a memorandum of understanding with Israel that will earmark $1 billion over the next […]
Cameroon arrests 30 anti-terrorism soldiers
The government of Cameroon on Monday arrested over thirty anti-terrorism soldiers engaged in the fight against Boko Haram in the northern-regions of the West-African nation. […]
Senegal to launch a new carrier in Q4 2017
After the bankruptcy of Senegal Air Lines, a new company, Air Senegal SA, will start operations later this year, officials said on Monday. Air Senegal […]
Top Ivorian midfielder Cheick Tiote dies at 30
Ivorian international midfielder Cheick Tiote died of a heart failure while exercising with his Chinese club side, Beijing Enterprises on Monday. Tiote who spent seven […]
Morocco: ECOWAS Green-lights Morocco’s membership bid
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sunday agreed to allow Morocco become member of the regional body pending final and official […]
Algeria: four security forces injured in IS-linked attack
The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility of the Wednesday attack in Blida on a patrol of the Algerian gendarmerie in which four security […]
Senegal: 91-year old Abdoulaye Wade to contest parliamentary seat
Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade will run for parliament in July’s elections in the West African nation, local media reported. The 91-year old former leader […]
Chadian president Idriss Deby sacks two ministers
Chadian president Idriss Deby has fired two ministers from his cabinet on Tuesday, a presidential decree broadcast on national radio said. The Ministers of Mines […]