A court source said on Tuesday that one individual has been apprehended and an investigation has been launched to investigate the cause of an explosion that killed hundreds of people at an illegal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. News Central earlier reported that a blast happened on Monday in Gbomblora community, killing over 60
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Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a more active role in mediation and consultations to prevent or…
At least 60 people were killed and many more injured in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. Authorities said that the…
Benin President Patrice Talon has inaugurated an exhibition of historic treasures returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces.…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lyFkeORPLx4 In just under a month, Ghana has seen its credit ratings downgraded by two international rating agencies: Fitch reviewed the country’s status from a B…
The International Monetary Fund has recommended that Nigeria embarks on an upward review of its Value Added Tax as well as to permanently end its fuel…
If feelers coming from Ghana are anything to go by, fuel price in the country is heading to exceed 8 cedis by March from the current…
Not only are the Teranga Lions of Senegal heading back home hoisting the trophy with the gold medal around their necks; they’re also going back with…
West African leaders (ECOWAS) are set to hold a key summit on Thursday as a wave of coups buffet a region struggling with poverty and a…
One week after a coup ousted the elected President of Burkina Faso, Kabore, the military junta announced the restoration of constitutional order. A spokesman of the…