The death toll from a jihadist attack on the convoy of the regional governor in northeast Nigeria has risen to 30, security sources said Saturday. Two sources told AFP fatalities from the attack Friday in restive Borno state had doubled as more bodies were found and now included 12 policemen, five... Read more

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said on Wednesday they killed the leader of the Islamic State group in North Africa during a raid in the southern desert city of Sebha earlier this month. The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Masmari said Abu Moaz al-Iraqi was among... Read more

The Anambra State Government has congratulated Nigeria’s Federal Government on its handling of relations with Ghana and the reelection of Dr Akinwunmi Adesina as the African Development Bank (AfDB) President and enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to work more vigorously for the victory of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next... Read more

Mali’s new military rulers said Thursday that former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was detained during the country’s coup on August 18, had been freed. The announcement came on the eve of a summit by Mali‘s neighbours, who are to decide whether to ratchet up pressure on the fledgling junta.... Read more

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has facilitated the return of a Nigerian nurse who was abducted by the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and held in captivity since the beginning of 2020. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammed Dole, disclosed this in... Read more

  The Bank launched a $10 billion COVID-19 Response Facility to support African countries ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 26, 2020/ — Your Excellency, President Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, • Honorable Minister Niale Kaba, Chairperson of the Board of Governors • Honorable Governors • Members... Read more

As anger and conflicting claims rage over last Sunday’s killing of members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) by Nigerian security operatives during their meeting in Emene, Enugu, www.Africanewscircle.com today spoke with a journalist on ground who covered the incident. The reporter, Mr Chukwubuike Madu, who works with... Read more

The junta that deposed Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in a coup this week will install a transitional president who may be “either a civilian or a soldier”, the junta’s spokesman told FRANCE 24 on Thursday. At an emergency summit of the ECOWAS regional bloc earlier on Thursday, West African leaders said... Read more

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of political tension in the country. The dramatic move followed... Read more

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair, the recent clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities. His reaction was contained in a press statement made available to the newsmen on today (Tuesday). Obi,... Read more