West Africa court orders reinstatement of ousted Niger leader Bazoum
Mohamed Bazoum was toppled during a military coup on July 26 and has since been in detention with his family.
Fri Dec 15 2023
Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack and nearly 2,000 prisoners escape
The West African country was thrown into panic in the early hours when the assailants sent gunfire ringing across the capital Freetown.
Tue Nov 28 2023
West African leaders aim to agree next steps on defiant Niger junta
West African heads of state hold a summit on Thursday aiming to agree on a plan of action for Niger, where coup leaders have refused to stand down.
Thu Aug 10 2023
Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president
Niger closed its airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc.
Mon Aug 07 2023
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
ECOWAS said military officials involved in the coup would be banned from travelling and have their assets frozen.
Mon Jul 31 2023
Explainer: How the military coup in Niger threatens stability in West Africa
Western nations have poured resources into Niger to bolster its security forces in the face of a growing insurgency by Islamist groups.
Fri Jul 28 2023
French, US hostages released after years of captivity in West Africa
Nigerien authorities obtained the liberation of the two hostages from an active terrorist group in West Africa and the Sahel, said Souley.
Tue Mar 21 2023
WHO issues snapshot of monkeypox cases
Almost all patients affected so far are male, with a median age of 37, with three-fifths identifying as men who have sex with men, WHO said.
Fri Jul 08 2022
Grunt, hoo, pant, scream: Chimps use complex vocal communication
Scientists exploring the evolutionary origin of language have detected a vocal communication system among wild chimpanzees.
Mon May 23 2022
Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks
A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon said it had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents, including 10 commanders.
Mon Apr 18 2022
Burkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa's latest coup
The army also suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country's borders.
Tue Jan 25 2022
Nigerian army says 24 Islamist insurgents killed
Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province have been fighting the Nigerian armed forces for more than a decade.
Tue Oct 19 2021
Power struggle roils Guinea as soldiers say they've taken over
Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said on state television that they had dissolved the West African nation's government and constitution and closed all land and air borders
Sun Sep 05 2021
At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso's worst attack in years
The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132.
Sat Jun 05 2021
Obesity studies employ virtual reality
About 1 percent of African Americans, West Africans and others of African ancestry carry a variant of the semaphorin-4D (SEMA4D) gene, which increases their obesity risk.
Wed Aug 16 2017
Niaga AWANI: AirAsia Cambodia mula penerbangan domestik pertama
AirAsia menghubungkan Kemboja dengan laluan antarabangsa dari hab Kuala Lumpur dan Bangkok dengan 63 penerbangan setiap minggu.
Thu May 02 2024
Niaga AWANI: Bukti Malaysia diiktiraf sebagai hab pilihan Asia Tenggara
Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, berkata ini menunjukkan keyakinan Microsoft terhadap Asia Tenggara dan kedudukan strategik Malaysia sebagai pintu masuk untuk pertumbuhan.
Thu May 02 2024
Niaga AWANI: Perkhidmatan Skypark Link akan diaktifkan kembali - Anthony Loke
Beliau menjelaskan terminal itu diharap dapat menarik lebih ramai penumpang ke lapangan terbang kerana ia merupakan antara kawasan paling sesak di Lembah Klang.
Thu May 02 2024
Niaga AWANI: Pengambilalihan Affin Bank, Sarawak tunggu lampu hijau BNM
Proses pengambil alihan majoriti pegangan saham dalam Affin Bank oleh Kerajaan Sarawak berada di peringkat akhir untuk dimuktamadkan.
Thu May 02 2024
Niaga AWANI: Trafik udara berkembang 16.1 peratus pada suku pertama 2024
Trafik penumpang udara domestik serta antarabangsa masing-masing menyumbang 47.5 peratus dan 52.5 peratus daripada jumlah trafik penumpang udara suku tahunan.
Thu May 02 2024
ADUN Sungai Bakap semakin stabil - Isteri
Keadaan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Sungai Bakap Nor Zamri Latiff yang sedang menerima rawatan di Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) Hospital Seberang Jaya (HSJ), di sini kini semakin stabil.
Thu May 02 2024
Mahkamah Tinggi tolak permohonan Tengku Zafrul fail afidavit
Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur menolak permohonan Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, untuk kebenaran memfailkan afidavit bagi memperbetulkan fakta didakwa tidak tepat dalam afidavit Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Thu May 02 2024
PM yakin kenaikan gaji lulus bergaya di Parlimen
Perdana Menteri turut membidas pihak terbabit sebagai 'haprak' dan tidak boleh diterima kerana mengkritik usaha kerajaan untuk menaikkan gaji penjawat awam selepas 12 tahun ia tidak dilaksanakan.
Thu May 02 2024
Angka kematian lebuh raya runtuh di China meningkat kepada 36
Angka kematian akibat sebahagian lebuh raya di wilayah Guandong, selatan China runtuh meningkat kepada 36 orang.
Thu May 02 2024
Columbia umum putus hubungan diplomatik dengan Israel
Presiden Columbia, Gustavo Petro mengumumkan kerajaannya akan memutuskan hubungan diplomatik dengan Israel berkuatkuasa Khamis. Ia susulan kezaliman berterusan rejim Zionis ke atas warga Gaza.
Thu May 02 2024