France suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice/in /by
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and financial aid and military partnerships had been suspended until further notice.
Nigeria: Subsidy – We Do Not Have Control Over Price of PMs or Dollar – Central Bank/in /by
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, says it has little or no control over the price of either Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or the dollar.
Namibia: Oil Drilling Threatens the Okavango River Basin, Putting Water in Namibia and Botswana At Risk/in /by
[The Conversation Africa] The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River Basin, in an area covering 34,000km².
Italian plane with 99 evacuees from Niger arrives in Rome/in /by
An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome early on Wednesday with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger, the Italian defence ministry said.
Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup/in /by
"Nigeria disconnected since yesterday (Tuesday) the high voltage line that carries electricity to Niger ," the source said.
Nigerian labour unions march against soaring cost of living under new president/in /by
In Abuja, hundreds , watched closely by police, marched down a main thoroughfare chanting and singing against the subsidy cuts that have led to the rising cost of petrol in the oil-rich nation.
Senegal: authorities suspend TikTok app/in /by
"It has been noted that the TikTok application is the social network preferred by ill-intentioned people to disseminate hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country,"
Nigerian Stowayways who survived 14 days on Ship’s rudder rescued in Brazil/in /by
"It was a terrible experience for me," said 38-year-old Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye, one of the four Nigerians, in an interview at a Sao Paulo church shelter. "On board, it is not easy. I was shaking, so scared. But I'm here."
DR Congo’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ provides spellbinding fun/in /by
According to the fighters, voodoo wrestling is judged based on three criteria: technique, courage and magic.
Niger coup: Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS nations meet in Abuja/in /by
The chiefs of staff of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Abuja on the subject of the putsch in Niger, announced Tuesday evening the regional organization in a statement.