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Niger junta refuses to free ousted president Niger's military junta have refused to free the ousted president from nearly five months of house arrest, and vowed to recover millions in public funds allegedly embezzled by his regime. Full Story... |
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Former Niger premier held on graft charges Niger police have arrested a former prime minister close to toppled president Mamadou Tandja on graft charges, according to security sources. Full Story... Oumarou held in Niger Seini Oumarou, the former prime minister of Niger, has been detained by police, reportedly in connection with a corruption probe. Full Story... Liberians 'haunted by ghosts of history' The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia has wrapped up its campaign, but chairperson Jerome Verdier says the country has a long way to go before the wounds of the past are healed. Full Story... |
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Nigerian oil reforms due in weeks - minister 2010-07-30 00:22:04 Wide-ranging legislation to reform the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will be passed by parliament in the next four weeks, according to Oil Minister Deziani Allison-Madueke. Full Story... 'Blood diamond' case: Farrow to testify 2010-07-29 20:44:52 Actress Mia Farrow and models' agent Carole White will testify about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's Charles Taylor. Full Story... Jammeh accuses UK of supporting opposition 2010-07-29 01:24:46 Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has accused former colonial ruler Britain of funding opposition politicians ahead of 2011 elections in the West African country. Full Story... Diallo secures backing for run-off 2010-07-29 01:21:07 Cellou Dallein Diallo, the candidate who came top in the first round of the Guinea presidential election, has emerged as a strong favourite to win the decisive run-off. Full Story... Plane veers off runway 2010-07-28 14:56:12 At least ten people have been injured after a Mauritania Airways passenger plane veered off the runway while landing at Conakry airport in Guinea. Full Story... Oil spills common on Nigerian soil, says Odey 2010-07-28 01:07:06 Nigerian Environment Minister John Odey says at least 3 000 oil spills have been recorded in the country since 2006, but now is the time for energy firms to step up and tackle the problem. Full Story... January polls on the cards in Abuja 2010-07-28 01:19:47 Nigeria is set to hold presidential elections in January next year, as the House of Representatives has passed a constitutional amendment moving the polls forward by three months. Full Story... Gomes implements savings drive 2010-07-28 01:23:27 Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior has barred officials from taking trips abroad and buying luxury cars in a bid to cut state spending. Full Story... Nigerian authorities seize 450kg of cocaine 2010-07-27 13:43:37 Nigeria's drug enforcement agency says it has seized nearly half a ton of cocaine and has arrested two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian in connection with the seizure. Full Story... Campbell's diamond testimony delayed 2010-07-27 01:01:10 Supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony in the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been postponed until August at her request. Full Story... Support grows for Jonathan to stand in polls 2010-07-27 01:06:16 Nigerian state governors from the oil-producing south have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to declare his candidacy in upcoming elections. Full Story... Trader fined over waste in Ivory Coast 2010-07-26 01:12:50 A Dutch court has fined commodities trader Trafigura for illegally exporting toxic waste to Ivory Coast which ended up being dumped in the open air. Full Story... Fears grow for French hostage 2010-07-25 17:55:37 Authorities expressed growing fears for the fate of a French hostage on Sunday after a failed military raid on a camp in Mali where an Al-Qaeda-linked gang was believed to be holding him. Full Story... Rains in Niger kills two 2010-07-24 10:28:55 Heavy rain killed two people and has destroyed 650 houses and schools in Niger's southeastern Zinder, according to reports. Full Story... Three Burkinabe cops held over youth's death 2010-07-23 18:55:10 Three police officers in Burkina Faso have been locked up on suspicion of having beaten a young man to death in the southwestern town of Gaoua. Full Story... Morocco seeks to extradite three 'terrorists' 2010-07-23 18:08:00 Morocco has asked Senegal to extradite three Moroccans accused of terrorism who were arrested in Dakar last month on their way to war-ravaged Somalia, their lawyer has said. Full Story... Gunmen blow up Nigerian politician's home 2010-07-23 17:17:14 Gunmen attacked the home of a top politician in Nigeria's southern oil region with explosives - the latest episode in a bitter political rivalry that risks degenerating ahead of elections. Full Story... 'Wrestling in Senegal is almost a job now' 2010-07-23 17:07:55 Fortune and fame may be just around the corner for Aliou Faye, who quit his job earlier this year to devote himself full time to becoming a champion wrestler. Sarah DiLorenzo reports. Full Story... France works to free hostage in Niger 2010-07-23 01:03:56 France is working to free one of its citizens kidnapped in Niger, as a deadline set by the gunmen draws closer. Full Story... Nigerians can expect fair polls - commission 2010-07-23 01:11:31 Electoral officials in Nigeria have pledged that the 2011 polls will be more credible than those held in 2007. Full Story... UN: Drug trade could unhinge Guinea-Bissau 2010-07-23 01:17:27 The United Nations Security Council has urged impoverished Guinea-Bissau to tackle the growing drug trade, which it says is threatening peace and security in the West African nation. Full Story... Mali confirms military action near border 2010-07-23 01:23:03 Military action involving unidentified aircraft took place in northern Mali overnight, near where a French national is believed held by gunmen. Full Story... Shots heard, planes circled by Niger border 2010-07-22 20:26:21 Planes circled the Mali-Niger border region where a French national is believed held by al-Qaeda's North African wing and shots were heard, Malian officials said. Full Story... Niger junta to seize assets of graft suspects 2010-07-22 16:44:54 Niger's ruling military junta gave its anti-corruption unit special powers to seize assets of people suspected of raiding state coffers during the previous regime. Full Story... Burkina Faso, Niger seek border resolution 2010-07-22 01:00:29 Burkina Faso and Niger have jointly asked the International Court of Justice to solve a border dispute concerning the Botou frontier region. Full Story... Nigerian Senate backs January polls 2010-07-22 01:25:15 The Nigerian Senate has approved a constitutional amendment requiring elections in January next year, putting pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to declare whether he will run. Full Story... Tutu leads pack in bid to nail Chad leader 2010-07-21 15:55:55 Desmond Tutu and fellow Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi have led hundreds of rights groups in urging Senegal to try exiled Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for mass murder and torture. Full Story... 'President Jammeh sees coups everywhere' 2010-07-21 11:36:07 Gambia's President Yayha Jammeh will celebrate 16 years since seizing power in a military coup as critics accuse him of rounding up ex-allies in a sign of mounting paranoia. Full Story... Ivory Coast toxic waste case: Judgment near 2010-07-21 11:59:09 A Dutch court will hand down judgment in the first trial of a Swiss-based company whose chartered ship dumped waste alleged to have killed 17 people in Ivory Coast in 2006. Full Story... UN rings alarm bells over Niger 2010-07-21 01:02:05 The United Nations has sounded the alarm over drought-stricken Niger, where the World Food Programme is increasing aid operations in the face of growing food shortages. Full Story... Commission protests unpaid wages in Liberia 2010-07-21 01:17:47 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia says its staff members are owed seven months of salary payments by the government. Full Story... Mauritania tries 'al-Qaeda linked kidnappers' 2010-07-20 15:33:07 Four members of an al-Qaeda linked group went on trial for kidnapping three Spanish aid workers in Mauritania last year. Full Story... Van washed away in Gambia 2010-07-20 00:34:46 Eight people were killed in Gambia when a van carrying 22 passengers was washed away during heavy rains. Full Story... Tagro cleared in Abidjan graft probe 2010-07-20 00:39:27 Judicial officials in Ivory Coast have cleared Interior Minister Desire Tagro after a graft probe stemming from allegations that he stole money meant for victims of a toxic waste scandal. Full Story... Nigerian leader signs 'bad bank' law 2010-07-20 00:44:20 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law a bill creating an asset management company to soak up bad bank loans in the West African country. Full Story... Four held after kidnapping of journalists 2010-07-20 00:48:30 Nigerian police have arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping of four journalists in the oil-rich south of the country. Full Story... Senegal cops beat man to death: rights group 2010-07-19 13:34:20 A protester has died after being beaten "with clubs and rifle butts" in Dakar, Senegal, and African rights groups have pointed the finger at police. Full Story... Campbell testimony delayed 2010-07-19 00:25:49 British supermodel Naomi Campbell has requested a later date for her testimony in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Full Story... Children killed in Mazzah, says church man 2010-07-19 00:36:05 A Nigerian clergyman lost his wife, his two children and a grandson during sectarian violence in the divided Mazzah region this weekend. Full Story... Nigerian journalists freed in oil region 2010-07-19 01:02:04 Four journalists detained by gunmen in the southern oil region of Nigeria have been released after nearly a week in captivity. Full Story... Browse the [West Africa] Archive |
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