(JollofNews) – “This is our concern. When it comes to raising cattle it’s our job, when you’re born you see your father doing it, it represents everything to us.” Abdoul Ba is a farmer.

(JollofNews) – Nigeria and three other states have pledged to speed up the creation of a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Defence ministers of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger said they would each contribute 700 troops to the force.

  (Reuters) – Senegal telecommunications company Sonatel’s net profit rose 6.6 percent to 97.67 billion CFA francs ($201.37 million) in the first six months of 2014, the company said on Monday.