DRC: at least 18 dead in the sinking of a ferry/in /by
At least 18 people have drowned in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a river boat carrying more than 300 passengers split in two, a local police official said on Tuesday.
Black Barbie from Rio favela inspires young girls/in /by
Anne Beatriz dos Santos, also known as Anne Belize, inspired young girls to dress as Black Barbie, showing them that the famous dolls are not only light-skinned with straight hair.
Nigeriens are adapting to escalating living expenses/in /by
The suspension of electricity exports by Nigeria, which supplies nearly 90% of Niger's power is expected to kill local manufacturing and worsen unemployment
Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion/in /by
Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion
Niger: at least 17 soldiers killed in an attack near Mali/in /by
At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected jihadists on Tuesday near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey.
Libya: 27 dead and a hundred wounded in fighting in Tripoli/in /by
Twenty-seven people were killed and around a hundred wounded in violent clashes between two influential armed groups in Tripoli's southeastern suburbs from Monday to Tuesday, the Center for Emergency Medicine (CMU) said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe police arrest 40 opposition members as vote nears/in /by
Police in Zimbabwe said they arrested 40 members of the leading opposition party for blocking traffic and disrupting order during a campaign event on Tuesday, a week ahead of national elections.
Nigeria: Nigeria Resumes Oil Export At Forcados Terminal/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigeria has resumed the export of about 220,000 barrels of crude oil per day at the Forcados terminal
Niger’s military-appointed PM visits neighbouring Chad/in /by
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian appointed by the military rulers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, arrived in Chad for a "working visit," the Chadian government said on Facebook.
Nigeria: Federal Govt Battles Market Forces to Stabilise Petrol Pump Price/in /by
[Leadership] The federal government is battling to contain and stabilise the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) after the