International
Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup
Folasade OgunrindeSep 02, 2023
Gabon reopened its borders on Saturday, an army spokesman said, three days after closing them during a military coup in which President Ali Bongo was ousted. Military...
Detained Senegal opposition leader ends hunger strike
Folasade OgunrindeSep 02, 2023
Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, on Saturday ended a hunger...
Two Chinese among 4 killed in attack on DRC gold convoy
Folasade OgunrindeSep 02, 2023
Two Chinese nationals and two others were killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s lawless east, local authorities said...
UK Police find body of missing Nigerian poet Gboyega Odubanjo
Simisola AdigunSep 02, 2023
Police in the UK have found a body in the search for missing poet Gboyega Odubanjo who never arrived to perform at a festival in Northamptonshire. The body was...
Niger regime fires new broadside at France for backing ousted Bazoum
Simisola AdigunSep 02, 2023
Niger’s military regime has fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of “blatant interference” by backing the country’s ousted president...
Singapore former deputy Prime Minister elected president
Simisola AdigunSep 02, 2023
Singapore’s former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected president, earning a landslide victory in the city-state’s first contested vote for...
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace resigns
Simisola AdigunAug 31, 2023
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister’s...
We are watching Gabon closely after coup – White House
Sydney OkaforAug 30, 2023
The White House announced on Wednesday that the United States is closely monitoring the situation in Gabon in the wake of a military coup, the most recent in a string of...
African Union warns Gabon coup leaders
Sydney OkaforAug 30, 2023
The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday, warned the Gabonese national army and security forces to adhere to their “republican...
Commonwealth expresses deep concern over Gabon Coup
Sydney OkaforAug 30, 2023
The Commonwealth expressed concern on Wednesday over a military coup in Gabon, which joined the organisation last year, and said it was closely monitoring the situation....
