Benin: Police seized 54 kg of cocaine from Brazil
Police in Benin on Monday confirmed the seizure of 54 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil. The consignment was hidden in a container in the port […]
Europe
Climate change could accelerate African migration – UNEP warns
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Director for Africa, Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo on Sunday said Africa will face a surge in internal and cross-border […]
Africa Does not Need Aid; We Need Fair Trade, Ghana’s Mahama
Ghanaian president, John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Africa does not need aid and development assistance but needs […]
Step Down, Botswana President Tells 92-Year-Old Mugabe
Botswana President Ian Khama on Wednesday said Robert Mugabe should accept the reality of his age and retire. Mugabe should without delay exit the post […]
After 2-year Ebola ban, Sierra Leone cleared to perform Hajj
Some 800 places have been allotted to Sierra Leonean Muslims to make the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2016, two years after the deadly Ebola epidemic […]
Guinea Bissau: Cabinet Reshuffle in the Air
Guinea-Bissau President José Mario Vaz is planning to reshuffle his cabinet, the west-African nation’s Prime minister said. President Vaz who held discussions with party representatives, […]
Morocco-China-Africa, a Promising Triangular Cooperation
Economic relations between Morocco and China are poised to gain momentum given their complementary resources and potential and more particularly given the willingness of the […]
Landlocked Niger Seeks €1 bn to Fight Illegal Migration
Niger’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday said the west-African nation needs €1 billion to combat illegal migration. Landlocked Niger, ranked as the poorest country on earth […]
About 200 Illegal Migrants Arrested in Chaotic Libya
Libyan authorities on Sunday said they had arrested 203 African migrants in the capital who were preparing to make a perilous sea crossing to Europe. […]
Terrorists in the Sahel Beef up their Finances with Drug Trafficking
As the Sahel has become the route of Latin American cocaine destined to Europe, the terrorist groups roaming in the area got involved in this […]