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Mauritania foils plane hijacking plot, arrests suspect

Mauritania’s security services arrested a suspect who managed to board a grounded airplane on Thursday, threatening to set it on fire. The Mauritanian state news agency reported that the man pretended to be an American citizen, claiming he has an issue…

Nigeria pays $316m to subsidise petrol monthly

The federal government of Nigeria on Thursday admitted paying as much as 120 billion naira or its equivalent of nearly 316 million dollars to subsidise the price of petrol monthly. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele…

DRC President arrives in Qatar for official visit

President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Sunday, arrived in Doha – Qatar, for an official visit. President Tshisekedi who is the current President of the African Union was in the Middle Eastern country on the…

Gambia suspends over 20 anti-narcotic officers

The Gambia's Drug Law Enforcement Agency has suspended more than 20 narcotic agents after testing positive for illicit drugs including cannabis. The entire staff of the agency recently underwent a narcotic test as part of the security sector and the…

Gambia: Parliament upholds ban on skin bleaching

The National Assembly Members of the Gambia have voted to uphold the anti-bleaching law enacted by former President Yahya Jammeh. This comes after the Barrow government re-tabled the bill to the assembly seeking to repeal what it says is discriminatory against…