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It was a tortuous journey with lots of experiences. The journey wouldn’t have been possible without the support of Attahiru Illela, a commercial motorcyclist who has mastered the terrain and knows how to get past…

Millions of Nigeriens are going through pain as their businesses are collapsing as a result of Nigeria’s decision to cut electricity supply to them, residents of the neighbouring country and diplomats have…

President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s envoy to Niger and diplomatic staff are being held hostage in the French embassy, accusing military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission. The ambassador is…

Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and…

President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appointed his son, David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, as the deputy finance minister in his new cabinet following re-election.He also named his nephew, Tongai Mafidhi Mnangagwa, as…

Gabon’s new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema on Monday appointed former opposition leaders and stalwarts of the ousted regime to both houses of parliament. The general, proclaimed president for a transition period, led…

Villagers wept for their lost relatives in the rubble of their homes on Monday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to almost 2,700 and rescuers raced against time to find…

Niger’s coup leaders have started deploying military forces to the border with Benin, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares to intervene militarily to restore constitutional order.…

The Niger military administration has accused France of building up forces, and war equipment in several neighbouring West African countries in preparation for an aggression against the country. Relations with…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced the death of Zulu nationalist, Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Saturday. Mangosuthu Buthelezi,…

Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened villages. The strongest-ever…

A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in…

Gabon’s military coup leaders have freed the deposed President Ali Bongo and allowed him to travel abroad for medical reasons. The junta spokesperson, Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi made this known in state television on…

Niger’s greatest treasure lies underground: Uranium is the most important…

The day after the coup, the junta met with the Gabon business federation, headed by BGFIBank CEO Henri-Claude Oyima, General…

The military junta in Niger has reopened the West African country’s airspace again more than one month after seizing power in a coup. Niger’s airspace is accessible for both civil and commercial aircraft with…

Gabon’s new military ruler, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as the country’s caretaker president on Monday, five days after seizing power in a coup in the Central African country. The inauguration ceremony took place at…

The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has urged African leaders to respect constitutions and put citizens’ welfare, peace, and security at the centre of governance. According to a statement by Wealth Ominabo,…

Gabon’s army said on Saturday that it would reopen the country’s borders, closed in the wake of the military coup that ousted ex-president Ali Bongo. A spokesman for Gabon’s military rulers said on state TV…

Thousands of people rallied on Saturday in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to demand that former colonial ruler, France, withdraws its troops as sought by the military junta that seized power in June. The protesters…

Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, has said that Uganda’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Uganda must urgently drop charges of…

Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti state, says he is happy with the coup that has taken place in Gabon, a country in Central Africa. On Wednesday, the military power and deposed President Ali Bongo who was…

Gabon’s main opposition group, Alternance 2023, said it was absurd for the military junta to swear in General Brice Oligui Nguema, when what it should do is hand power back to civilians. “We were happy that Ali Bongo…

French President Emmanuel Macroh has boasted that without France’s military operations in the Sahel region, “there would probably no longer be a Mali…Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger.” Macron…