Traders and residents in Nigeria's capital Abuja are lamenting over the cost of food items as inflation hits 15.9 percent. They say the economic hardship in the country negatively impacted the Easter festivities owing to the high cost of commodities.…

Development partners in Liberia have signed an agreement with the government to strengthen development cooperation for aid effectiveness and implementation of projects. The move is intended to align donor funding and the vision of lifting citizens out of poverty. Abdullahi…

Dozens of terrorists were killed in Mali’s central region in airstrikes by the armed forces. In a statement over the weekend, the army said among those killed included a French-Tunisian jihadi. Imoh Edet has more.

The junta in Burkina Faso has announced plans to recruit thousands of soldiers to fight insurgents. Scheduled to commence next month, the army says the recruitment will strengthen the ranks of the combat team in the theatres of operation. The…