At least ten dead in new collapse of building in Lagos
At least ten people died in the collapse of a three-storey building in Lagos and many were injured, rescue services said Monday. The building collapsed […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: More than a hundred dead in the explosion of an illegal refinery
An explosion at a clandestine refinery has killed at least 110 people in the Niger Delta oil region of southern Nigeria, already devastated by decades […]
Two Nigerian soldiers killed in air crash
Two soldiers flying a training plane were killed Tuesday when their aircraft crashed in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, an air force spokesman said Wednesday. Chief of […]
Malian army and Nigerian Air Forces announced elimination of several terrorists
The Malian army announced Saturday evening that it had eliminated “a dozen terrorists,” including a French-Tunisian jihadist “cadre,” during two air strikes carried out Thursday […]
At least 26 dead in a shipwreck in northwestern Nigeria
At least 26 people, including 21 women and five children, drowned when their dugout canoe sank on Tuesday night on a river in northwestern Nigeria, […]
Nigerian Vice-President to run for President in 2023
Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo announced on Monday that he is entering the race for the February 2023 presidential election in Africa’s most populous country and […]
Nigeria: Fifteen Soldiers Killed in Kaduna
Fifteen soldiers were killed and nearly 20 others were wounded in an attack by gunmen on a military base in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna, […]
Niger repatriates a thousand of its “beggars” from Senegal
More than a thousand Nigerian migrants who were begging in the streets of Dakar were repatriated last week to their country, the government announced, as […]
Ghana: Parliament passes controversial tax on mobile payments
After several months of heated debates and protests from the opposition, the Ghanaian Parliament has just passed a measure to introduce a 1.5% tax on […]
World Cup 2022: African qualifiers known
The African qualifications for the Qatar 2022 World Cup ended this Tuesday, March 29 with the matches Senegal-Egypt, Nigeria-Ghana, Algeria-Cameroon, Tunisia-Mali and Morocco-RD Congo. The […]