Nigerian truck with 1 million bullets arrested by Ghana Customs
The vehicle with Nigerian registration number KTU 444 XV was said to have arrived at the last check point on Monday, December 28th on its […]
Month: December 2015
Nigeria to import 75% fuel for local consumption in 2016
The Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Sunday, said fuel importation will continue beyond 2016. Addressing a press conference shortly after […]
Benin’s PM survives helicopter-crash
Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou has survived a helicopter crash this weekend. Leonce Houngbadji, the spokesman for Benin’s Interior Ministry says the helicopter carrying Benin’s […]
Guinea: Conde named new PM to ‘revamp the economy’
Guinea President Alpha Conde on Saturday appointed mining executive Mamady Youla as new prime minister as part of a strategy to revive the country’s fragile […]
China and Mali enter $1.5 bn railway rehabilitation agreement
A Chinese state-owned rail company has signed a $1.486 billion contract with Malian government to renovate the west-African nation’s railway network linking the Capital city […]
Nigeria: Government to review mining licences
Nigeria government is set to review all its mining licences as its wants to overhaul a largely unproductive sector dominated by artisan miners, the mining […]
Boko Haram forces 1 mln children out of school, 600 teachers killed – UN
Boko Haram’s insurgency in and around Nigeria has kept over a million children from school, adding to the 11 million children already out of school […]
Mali: Government declares 10-day nationwide state of emergency
Mali’s government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Monday evening after what security sources say follows a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups. […]
Guinea: Gold mine collapse kills dozen
The collapse of an artisan gold mine in northeast Guinea killed at least 13 people and the death toll might rise, local officials said on […]
DRC: 27 opposition leaders form coalition to stop incumbent Kabila
27 high-profile of Democratic Republic of Congo’s fragmented opposition have formed a coalition this weekend with the aim of ensuring that elections later next year […]