DR Congo diamond mining giant struggles to revive its glory days
Mbuji-Mayi (DR Congo) (AFP) – Mbuji-Mayi has seen better days. Once the home of DR Congo’s state diamond company... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Mali's Assimi Goita: special ops commander turned strongman
Bamako (AFP) – Colonel Assimi Goita, who led a coup in Mali last year, is set to be sworn... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Mali junta boss to be sworn in as interim president
Bamako (AFP) – Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
Boko Haram leader 'kills self' in fight with rival jihadists
Abuja (AFP) – Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the... Read more
7 Jun, 2021
US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban
Abuja (AFP) – The US and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria’s decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after... Read more
6 Jun, 2021
Death toll rises to 88 in attack in northwest Nigeria: police
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Police in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state told AFP Sunday that the death toll from an... Read more
6 Jun, 2021
At least 138 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015
Ouagadougou (AFP) – Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Goma airport reopens two weeks after volcanic eruption
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The international airport in DR Congo’s eastern city of Goma reopened Saturday, two weeks... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Twitter restricted in Nigeria after govt decree
Abuja (AFP) – Telecoms operators in Nigeria restricted Twitter Saturday, a day after the government announced its indefinite suspension... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
Four decades of AIDS
Washington (AFP) – Forty years ago this month the first men began dying of a mysterious disease in California... Read more
5 Jun, 2021
