Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap three Chinese employees
Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese employees working on a hydroelectric dam project in central Nigeria, also killing two local workers, police said Thursday. The assailants […]
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Football: Senegal latest team hit by Covid-19 days ahead of African Cup
The departure of the Senegalese delegation for the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament, initially scheduled for Tuesday evening, has been postponed to Wednesday, because […]
Chadian national dialogue postponed to February 15
Contrary to all expectations, the president of the Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has announced that the inclusive national dialogue in Chad will […]
Shebab suspected of killing six people in Kenya attack
Six people died Monday in Lamu County, a region in eastern Kenya bordering Somalia, in a suspected attack by Shebab rebels, a local official said. […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister resigns
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, the civilian face of Sudan’s transition, resigned on Sunday at the end of another deadly day in the country where the […]
First successful liver transplant in Ivory Coast
An Ivorian-Egyptian team successfully performed a liver transplant in Abidjan earlier this week. “The 60-year-old patient is doing well. The donor is also doing very […]
Another Gabonese coach pinned for pedophilia
A Taekwondo coach was arrested Tuesday by Gabonese police for alleged “pedophilia” on “numerous victims”, a judicial source said Wednesday. The arrest of Martin Avera, […]
Several dead in the collapse of an abandoned mine in Sudan
At least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a disused gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province, according to Sudanese authorities. The country’s state-owned mining […]
Omicron variant infection confers enhanced immunity to Delta
A study by South African scientists suggests that Omicron may replace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity […]
Attack in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Buhari’s visits place
Explosions rang out Thursday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Muhammadu Buhari arrived for an official visit, according to local media. Five […]