Thousands Rally Against Mali Referendum Ahead of Macron Visit
About 2,000 people rallied Saturday in conflict-torn Mali against a constitutional referendum over concerns the proposed changes hand the president ...
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Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North
One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far North, ...
France’s Macron Due In Mali To Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France ...
Ten Years After Commercial Discovery of Oil In Ghana
Ten years ago this month when the announcement of commercial discovery of crude oil in Ghana was made, the price ...
24 Migrants Rescued In Niger, Dozens More Feared Dead
Twenty-four West African migrants were rescued and dozens more feared dead after traffickers deserted them in Niger's northern desert without ...
Boko Haram Clashes Kill Eight Chad Soldiers
Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, ...
Chad Leader Says Glencore Oil Contract Was Irresponsible
Chad President Idriss Deby said Sunday his country had been "irresponsible" in striking oil for cash deals with Swiss commodities ...
UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a five-nation African ...
France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force
France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the ...
World Refugee Day Takes On New Meaning In Ghana
The UN High Commission of Refugees today , June 20, 2017, released the world’s first satellite for distance learning, to ...
Experts Seek Ways To Consolidate West Africa’s Food Security
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways ...
AfDB Funded Projects To Benefit 20 Million Africans
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2016 would have a ...
Friend Or Foe? Taiwan’s Disappearing Allies
Panama walking out on its relationship with Taiwan to establish ties with rival China is the latest in a spate ...
AU Chairman Calls For ‘dialogue’ In Gulf Crisis
African Union chairman Alpha Conde on Sunday put himself forward as a mediator in the crisis between Qatar and other ...
Chad Settles Tax Dispute With Foreign Oil Firms
Chad, one of the countries hardest hit by the drop in oil prices, announced that it would seek to diversify ...
France Faces US Reservations Over UN Backing For Sahel Force
France on Friday sought to address US reservations over its request that the United Nations offer political and financial backing ...
IS Is Reorganizing, Targeting Europe
Despite defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has reorganized and is now "more focused than ever" on ...
Boko Haram Kills 11 In NE Nigeria Attacks
Eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers launched a rare combined attack inside the strategic northeast ...
Why Are Sahel Countries Deploying An Anti-Jihad Force?
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorise the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists ...
France Will Ask UN To Authorize Sahel Counter-Terror Force
France will ask the UN Security Council to authorize an African military force for the Sahel region that will be ...