The US and Niger announced in a joint statement on Sunday that all American troops in the West African country will leave no later than September…
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In recent times, the global cocoa industry has encountered severe disruptions that extend far beyond its fields. As the backbone of the chocolate industry, cocoa’s tightening…
In a move to enhance domestic power supply, the Nigerian Government has opted to reduce electricity supply to neighbouring countries, specifically the Niger Republic, Benin Republic…
A joint military force consisting of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have killed a “major ISIS commander” who had a $5 million US bounty…
Today, April 27, 2024, the Republic of Togo commemorated the 64th anniversary of its independence. The President of the Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on the…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A in Ikeja, Lagos, disclosed that it intercepted three trucks loaded with 1,464 bags of foodstuffs heading to…
Reporters were informed on Monday by local and security sources that scores of Muslims were slain in an attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso…
Clashes erupted between supporters of the opposition party and law enforcement following President Macky Sall’s announcement of the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25.
At least 50 tons of cocaine move into West Africa every year, heading to where they are worth almost $2 billion on the drug-hungry streets of…
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has revised the completion date for the North Core Project to 2025, citing challenges such as insecurity. Mr. Apollinaire Ki,…