Tag: West Africa news
12 bomb disposal experts abducted in Senegal
Suspected separatist rebels have abducted 12 bomb disposal experts in southern Senegal, a security source said Saturday. The source said…
Gambia destroys Europe bound $1billion seized cocaine
Gambia’s government Monday held a public destruction of more than two tonnes of cocaine worth about one billion dollars seized…
Mali: France admits killing hundreds of Islamists
Several hundred Islamists have been killed in airstrikes and direct combat in Mali since France launched an offensive to drive…
Fuel prices go up in Ivory Coast
The Government of Cote d’Ivoire has jacked up the prices of petrol and cooking gas. By the announcement made in…
60 die in Ivory Coast’s New Year tragedy
At least 60 people died and at least dozens were injured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, as crowds stampeded…
UN names Jose Ramos-Horta envoy to G.Bissau
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his…
Qattara to succeed Jonathan as ECOWAS chair
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara is expected to succeed Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan as the ECOWAS chairman in the vote…