Africa
Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Rawhide Bawa, has been confirmed dead. He was 65 years old. Bawa died in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on… Read More »Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria is dead
Zimbabwean authorities have taken action against self-proclaimed pastor Ishmael Chokurongerwa of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect and several church members following allegations of criminal… Read More »Zimbabwean Pastor, Church Members Arrested for Alleged Abuse of Minors
Sudan’s army has announced the recapture of the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Omdurman, a significant development in the 11-month civil war with the… Read More »RSF Loses State Broadcaster’s Headquarters to Sudan Army
Nigeria’s air and land borders with the Republic of Niger have been reopened on President Bola Tinubu’s directives. He also gave the go-ahead to immediately… Read More »Tinubu directs reopening of Niger Republic’s air, land borders.
Wilfried Nathan Douala, the youngest player on Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations team, is one of 62 players punished for age fraud, which has landed… Read More »Age Fraud Scandal: Cameroon AFCON 2023 Youngest Player Faces Ban
The latest kidnapping of students in Kaduna State by bandits has been strongly denounced by UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund. The children’s charity stated… Read More »UNICEF condemns kidnapping of Kaduna students.
The M23 rebel group has taken over the town of Nyanzale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 15 people in bomb attacks,… Read More »M23 rebels seize town in eastern Congo
The military regimes in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories. Niger’s… Read More »Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Set Up Joint Force To Fight Jihadists
A leading South Sudanese academic and activist living in exile in the United States has been charged in Arizona along with a Utah man born… Read More »South Sudan activist in US is charged with trying to illegally export arms for coup back home
By James Eke Leader of the Niger Delta and former Minister of Infromation, ChieF Edwin Clark has praised the efforts of Nigeria’s former Military Head… Read More »ECOWAS: Clark hails Gowon over involvement on lifting of ban on Mali, Niger, Burkinafaso
There was an explosion at the airport in the volatile eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday morning. The incident took… Read More »Bomb Explosion Rocks DR Congo Airport
African leaders convened a two-day summit on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, addressing coups, conflicts, political crises, and regional tensions across the continent. President Bola… Read More »African Leaders Convene In Addis Ababa Amidst Political Unrest
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, has supported Raila Odinga in his bid to lead the African Union Commission. Speaking to the media in… Read More »Obasanjo supports Kenya’s opposition leader to be African Union’s next head.
….As Sule Seeks Collaboration By Stella Odueme As Nigerians hope for an end to the current hardship and rising cost of foodstuffs across the country,… Read More »Food Security: Agric Ministers Optimistic over State Govts’ Partnership
Senegal’s political crisis deepened as a second person died on Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone upcoming presidential elections.… Read More »Second Protest Death Deepens Senegal’s Political Crisis
In a test of the power dynamics between President Macky Sall and his opponents, Senegalese citizens were urged to vote on Friday to voice their… Read More »Senegalese encouraged to vote to protest postponement of presidential election
The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is now holding a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, with the purpose of discussing foreign affairs, following… Read More »ECOWAS ministers convene in Abuja to discuss Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally… Read More »Clashes As Senegal Parliament Delays Presidential Poll
