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US$950m to keep troops in Mali
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE: West African nations will need aid worth US$950m to sustain and reinforce a military mission to help fight Islamists in Mali, Ivory Coast's Foreign Minister Charles Koffi Diby said Monday (25 February). 27 Feb 2013 10:10
International SOS opens office in Ghana
International SOS, the global medical and security services company on Friday, 15 February 2013, celebrated the inauguration of its new office facilities in the Airport Residential in Accra, Ghana. 15 Feb 2013 16:03
Pirates seize French tanker off Abidjan
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE: A French tanker has been hijacked by pirates off Ivory Coast, port authority officials in the economic capital Abidjan confirmed on Monday (4 February). 5 Feb 2013 07:04
Tanker seized in seas off Abidjan
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE - Pirates seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker which was anchored in the Ivory Coast's economic capital of Abidjan, authorities said on Monday (21 January). 22 Jan 2013 07:45
AU seeks collaboration with media on peace, security
DAKAR, SENEGAL - The second high level media workshop on the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) started on Friday (21 December) in Dakar, Senegal, with the theme Promoting the culture of Peace through Media. 22 Dec 2012 12:06
Nigerian troops kill about 30 Islamists in gun battle: army
KANO, NIGERIA: Nigerian soldiers on Sunday killed about 30 suspected members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, including a close associate of the group's leader, during a gun battle in northeastern Yobe state, an army spokesman said. 9 Oct 2012 07:47
Ghana will not be used as base for Ivory Coast attacks
ACCRA, GHANA: Ghana will not allow its territory to be used as a base to attack neighbouring states, its president said Wednesday, after gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Ivory Coast then fled to Ghana. 2 Oct 2012 05:32
MTN Nigeria tightens security against mobile fraud
[Henry Ifeanyi] In an effort to protect subscribers on its network against mobile fraud, MTN Nigeria says it has introduced a four digit security number for all its subscribers. 3 Sep 2012 12:06

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