Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries’ plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow’s defences back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.In an interview with AFP, Viktor Yermolaev, head of a paramilitary unit known as Medvedi (Bears) in Russia and the Bear Brigade in the …
Nigerian saleswoman Ivy Junaid says her daily half-an-hour commute from mainland Lagos to the city’s island business district has changed her life.What was once often a three-hour nightmare drive to work with a pre-dawn start and gnarly traffic has become a quick sprint skimming across the waters of Lagos lagoon by boat.”You can actually get …
Families and loved ones of more than 50 people massacred by elite Democratic Republic of Congo troops exactly a year ago gathered Friday to demand true justice.Most of the victims were members of a mystic religious group, the Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith Towards the Nations, whose leader had called a protest to demand the …
DR Congo sect seeks justice for 2023 massacreFri, 30 Aug 2024 18:23:05 GMT Read More »
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday asked for more European support to tackle instability in the Sahel as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrapped up a visit to West Africa.The troubled Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are plagued by jihadist violence and ruled by juntas who took power in a string …
Senegal seeks Europe’s help to fight jihadists in the SahelThu, 29 Aug 2024 16:49:57 GMT Read More »
Two months after the first Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, little progress has been made against the country’s rapacious gangs — and the buildup of an international policing mission appears stalled.With UN backing and funding from the United States, the mission was supposed to bring order to a nation where armed groups control 80 …
Haiti gangs ‘aren’t even worried’ by Kenyan policeThu, 29 Aug 2024 15:17:03 GMT Read More »
Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals. Spain signed bilateral memorandums of understanding on “circular migration” with Mauritania on Tuesday evening and The Gambia on Wednesday.The texts …
The African Union’s health watchdog on Wednesday said it was close to securing almost one million mpox vaccine doses, urging manufacturers to share the vaccine-making technology to battle the disease.Africa is on the front line of the fight against mpox, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring an international emergency earlier this month over the …
A year after seizing power, Gabon’s General Brice Oligui Nguema appears to have his sights set beyond events starting Thursday to mark the coup’s anniversary and firmly on elections next year.The Central African nation’s new strongman, who deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba to end the Bongo dynasty’s 55-year rule, has promised to hand power back to …
Mauritania and Spain agreed Wednesday to cooperate to manage migrant flows, during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the West African country as his government faces an upsurge in migrant arrivals.The two countries expressed “their commitment to work together to promote safe, orderly and regular migration” and guarantee “the fair and humane …
Mauritania and Spain pledge cooperation on migrationWed, 28 Aug 2024 11:02:27 GMT Read More »
Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, who are both locked in possible transfer talks away from their Italian clubs, have been called up for next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda.There were also recalls Wednesday for William Ekong, Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi.The Super Eagles open their qualifying campaign for the …
Nigeria pick Osimhen and Lookman for Africa Cup qualifiersWed, 28 Aug 2024 10:32:22 GMT Read More »
