Niger Government Suspends 9 Businesses in Niamey for Failing to Implement 35 Per Cent Cement Price Cut
The Nigerien government has closed nine commercial establishments in Niamey for 15 days for failing to comply with an official price cap on...
Mali Issues Arrest Warrant For CEO Of Canadian Gold Company Barrick Gold Over Financial Violations
The Economic and Financial Pole of Mali has issued an arrest warrant for Dennis Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation, and Cheick...
Nigeria’s Security Agencies Under Tinubu Regime Unlawfully Arrest 17 Journalists, 87 Citizens In 2024
In 2024, Nigeria’s Security Agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), made headlines for all the wrong reasons, with a disturbing pattern of...
Max Air Suffers 2 Burst Tyres, 5 Mechanical Faults Between 2023 and 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Max Air Limited has faced several safety incidents, including two burst tyres and five mechanical faults involving its aircraft....
Guinean Court Orders Air Senegal To Pay Nearly $3,600 In Compensation To Customer
Air Senegal has been ordered to pay nearly 31 million Guinean francs (about $3,596) to Mohamed Bangoura, a Guinean citizen, following a court...
Guinean Authorities Seize 456 Kilogrammes of Marijuana In Boussoura, Arrest Suspect
Guinean Special Services for the Fight Against Drugs and Organised Crime announced the seizure of 456 kilogrammes of marijuana on Wednesday. The operation...
“I Was Carried Upstairs to Attend Class” – Disability Advocate’s Video Exposes Nigeria’s Failing Infrastructure, Lack of Inclusion
A video shared by a Disability Advocate and a Nguvu Change Leader, Adaobi Chuma-Okeke, on social media the day before the International Day...
Following Alarm Over Illegal Arrest Plot, Unknown Men Abduct Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi, a prominent Lagos-based lawyer, has been arrested by unknown characters, his assistant Feyisayo Olatunde told West Africa Weekly on Tuesday. According...
Prominent Lawyer Dele Farotimi Raises Alarm Over Police Plot To Abduct Him
Dele Farotimi, a prominent Lagos-based lawyer, human rights activist and author of the book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’, has raised concerns...
Malian Customs Seize 45.3 kg of Marijuana in Major Drug Bust
Malian Customs seized 65 bricks of marijuana, totalling 45.3 kilograms, hidden in two suitcases in a vehicle on the outskirts of the capital,...
Senegal: Prime Minister Sonko Announces He Will Not Take Parliamentary Seat Following Macky Sall’s Renouncement
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has officially announced his decision to remain in the Prime Minister’s office rather than take up a seat...
Like Zambia, Zimbabwe Turns To Coal, Begins Construction Of 720MW Thermal Power Plant Amid Hydropower Crisis
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched the construction of a 720-megawatt thermal power plant in Hwange, in the western part of the country...