Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, Burkina Faso’s new military leader, stated on Thursday that the West African country will return to constitutional order when the conditions
Category: Africa
Africa Cup of Nations soccer match stadium stampede kills eight people.
Fans invaded a soccer stadium holding an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon’s capital on Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 38
President Kabore of Burkina Faso is being held captive by rebel soldiers.
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore was detained at a military barracks by mutinous soldiers on Monday, according to four security sources and a West African
At least 16 people have died in a nightclub fire in Cameroon’s capital.
According to the government, a fire ravaged an expensive nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde early Sunday, killing at least 16 people and wounding eight more.
Extremists in Nigeria are extremely dangerous. – UN source.
According to UN humanitarian director Martin Griffiths, the Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) highly threatening” problem that will
BHP makes a comeback in Africa with a nickel venture in Tanzania.
BHP Group has invested $40 million in a Tanzania nickel property, according to Kabanga Nickel, a UK-based private firm. This is the world’s largest miner’s
Local companies are interested in Shell’s oil holdings in Nigeria.
According to three sources familiar with the process, at least five Nigerian oil and gas companies are ready to submit bids this month for Royal
Amid concerns over mounting debt, China’s foreign minister visits Kenya.
On Wednesday, China’s foreign minister began a visit to Kenya, where the government has relied on Chinese financing to create infrastructure but has been chastised
Three Chinese nationals have been kidnapped in Nigeria, according to authorities.
Three Chinese nationals working in Nigeria’s north-central area were seized by gunmen, according to police, the latest incident in a cycle of violence in Africa’s
The United States’ special envoy to the Horn of Africa is stepping down.
Three sources familiar with the situation told reporters on Wednesday that US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will stand down this
