Western Africa

The head of Nigeria’s sovereign investment authority NSIA said Nigeria had to buy emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April after the country was unable to import the key fertilizer …

Armed gangs who kidnapped dozens of passengers in an attack on a train in northern Nigeria are using civilians as human shields, making it difficult for the military to carry …

Emergency response services on Monday confirmed the killing of eight people with many feared trapped in a collapsed, three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. “Twenty-three people …

The Senegalese national team has been sanctioned by Fifa for the incidents that took place during the second leg of the World Cup 2022 qualifying play-off between Senegal and Egypt …

Senegal, South Africa, India and Indonesia will be invited as guest countries to attend the G7 summit hosted by Germany in June , a German government spokesperson said on Monday. …

Burkina Faso’s government has launched a judicial investigation into a flood at a zinc mine that left eight workers trapped, with rescue efforts entering a third week, it said. Canada-based …

FIFA, on Monday fined Nigeria CHF150,000 (N63.9m) following violence that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 …

Opposition leaders in Guinea have roundly condemned the announcement by the leader of the military junta that they would press for a 39-month transition period to civilian rule. The party …

The E-levy bill, passed on Tuesday will introduce a 1.5 percent tax on electronic money transfers and transactions. President Nana Akufo-Addo’s has said the move will help address problems from …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says reducing taxes on petroleum products will not be in the interest of the nation. He said the suggestion was not a sustainable one because, …