(JollofNews) – Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa’s biggest economy and one of its most turbulent democracies.

(JollofNews)—A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father’s 12-year rule.He was chosen at the weekend as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the[Read More…]

(JollofNews) – A Dutch UN helicopter has crashed near Gao in northern Mali, killing its two crew members, the Dutch defence ministry has said.