Burkina Faso Customs announced on Wednesday the arrest of three individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 28.6 kilograms of gold with an estimated value of $2.3…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has re-established its commitment to introducing its single currency, the ECO, with a revised launch date of 2027.…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) members have confirmed Cameroon as the host of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) scheduled for 2026. A statement from the WTO…
Kristian Ngah Christian, Interim President of the Federation of Cameroon Newspaper Publishers (FEDIPRESSE) and head of the Cameroon English Language Newspaper Publishers Association (CENPA), has expressed…
Burkina Faso’s military-led government, under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré dissolves government and sacks interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. The decree, issued…
Captain Ibrahim Traore, the junta leader in Burkina Faso has appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as the country’s new prime minister on Saturday, a day after…
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) repelled a night attack in Kirawa, Cameroon, on Monday, November 25, 2024. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the Chief…
The Ivory Coast government on Saturday brought its ambassador, diplomatic staff and scores of nationals out of Lebanon because of the widening conflict in the region,…
A Boeing 767 chartered by Delta was forced to make an emergency stop on Saturday during takeoff from Dakar to New York, according to Senegal’s air…
Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno dismissed several high-ranking defence and security officials from their posts just days after removing the security minister. A presidential decree…