AfricaNigeria’s Legislative Scorecard, State Police Debate and Brazil’s World Cup Exit
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has presented its legislative scorecard after introducing 2,747 bills and passing 363 in three years. But bey…
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AfricaNigeria’s Bid for a UN Security Council Seat: What Shettima’s Push Means for Africa, Business, and Global Diplomacy
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima stood before the world at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and made a bold declaration: Niger…
AfricaSOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa under pressure in State of the Nation speech
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his state of the nation address on Thursday, in what analysts are calling a crucial sp…
AfricaECOWAS: Nigeria alarmed by security risks as Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdraw
The recent withdrawal of Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised serious c…
AfricaExplosion: Six dead in northeast Nigeria
On Saturday, tragedy struck in Nigeria's Borno state when a homemade explosive device detonated, resulting in the deaths of six individuals, inc…
AfricaSouth African: President Ramaphosa fires adviser
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed economist Thabi Leoka from an advisory panel amid questions about her PhD qualification. Leo…
AfricaPistorius at home after leaving South African jail on parole
Former track star Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said on Friday. Pistorius spent a…
AfricaAfrican Union appeals for calm in Ethiopia-Somalia row
The African Union on Thursday joined the United States in appealing for calm in the Horn of Africa after regional tensions soared following a co…
Africa363 kg of cocaine from sub-Saharan Africa seized in Customs
A joint security operation between elements of the Sûreté Nationale and Customs at the El Guergarat border post, south of the town of Dakhla, re…
AfricaBenin’s president urges renewal of ties with coup-hit neighbours: president
Benin President Patrice Talon on Thursday called for relations to be swiftly re-established between his country and its neighbours, which are no…
AfricaS.Africa threatens citizens fighting for Israel with prosecution
South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza could face prosecution at home, the government warned Monday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa once again…
AfricaNiger sanctions will be lifted if junta shows goodwill – ECOWAS
Mr Sidie Tunis, the Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, has said the punishment on Niger Republic will be suspended if the military junta releases Pre…
AfricaBelarus, Kenya vow to boost ties as Minsk seeks African allies
The presidents of Kenya and Belarus agreed to “broaden ties” during talks in Nairobi on Monday, the Kenyan presidency said, as diplomatically-is…
AfricaECOWAS condemns disruption of constitutional order in Guinea Bissau
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau in the early hours of Fr…
AfricaDisease stalks Somali district ravaged by floods
The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede — for now — but distraught families who have lost their…
AfricaDR Congo army vows to arrest soldiers in contact with FDLR militia
DR Congo’s army has vowed to arrest and punish any soldiers in contact with the FDLR militia, citing “zero tolerance” for wrongdoers regardless…
AfricaVive, University of Warwick to release face of education Africa 2023
To highlight education as a critical imperative for accelerated development and spotlight the sector’s key players, Vive Africa has announced it…
AfricaChinese Govt gives 10,000 African Villages access to Satellite TV
In 2015, when Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, he announced that China wo…
AfricaHRW accuses Uganda of crackdown on activists protesting oil project
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Ugandan authorities of harassing, arresting and beating activists and demonstrators protesting a ma…
AfricaRecord 6.9 million internally displaced in DR Congo
The number of internally displaced people within the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record 6.9 million due to escalating violence, t…
AfricaWidow of killed Pakistani journalist sues Kenya police
A widow of a Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against Kenyan p…
AfricaNiger’s deposed president is with family and doing well: close source
Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum is with his family and is doing well, a relatives told AFP Sunday, after claims by the country’s new mil…
AfricaReactions trail maltreatment of 250 Nigerians in Ethiopian prisons
When Dr. Paul Ezike’s video on the alleged plight of some Nigerians in the Ethiopia’s Kaliti Prisons, Addis Ababa, recently hit the social media…
AfricaSix troops killed in new Niger fighting
Niger’s military regime said Tuesday that six soldiers and 31 “terrorists” had been killed in fighting in a restive region plagued by insurgents…
AfricaEnergy experts examine texts to consolidate ECOWAS power market
Energy experts from ECOWAS Member States over the weekend met in Cotonou, Benin to consider and validate three major legal texts which will help…
AfricaNiger military rulers order United Nations official out within 72 hours
Niger’s post-coup military rulers demanded in a statement seen by AFP, yesterday, that the United Nations coordinator leave the country within 7…
AfricaIMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 years
The IMF and World Bank gather in Morocco Monday for their first annual meetings on African soil in 50 years, under pressure to reform to better…
AfricaIn DR Congo camps women face stark choice: hunger or rape
Patricia, who was displaced by conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, had a hard look in her eye. Similar to thousands of oth…
AfricaFrance withdrawing ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron
By AFP President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military conti…
AfricaGuinea junta leader tells UN to ‘stop lecturing’ Africa
The head of Guinea’s junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, defended the use of military intervention in politics during a UN address Thursday, follow…
AfricaHealth sector: AHBN advocates reactivation of FG’s bi-monthly media engagements
Africa Health Budget Network(AHBN), has advocated for the reactivation of the Federal Government’s culture of holding bi-monthly engagements wit…
AfricaQuake exposed risk in Morocco villages’ isolation
About eight hours passed after Morocco’s earthquake before help reached the hamlet of Ardouz, one of many tiny mountain villages whose remotenes…
AfricaLibya’s flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing
Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still listed as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libya…
AfricaSudan army chief headed to Turkey on latest trip abroad
Sudan’s army chief was headed to Turkey Wednesday on his fifth foreign visit since late August as he vies for legitimacy in a devastating power…
African leaders call for debt relief to help tackle climate crisis
African leaders have called for debt relief across the continent to allow countries to get on with responding to the climate crisis, as they pub…
AfricaGabon coup sparks fresh tension among African leaders
The military coup in Gabon has rekindled fear and tension among African leaders, particularly in the countries where democracy or civil rule is…
AfricaNigeria hosts 54 countries, others to 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum
Nigeria is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental internet governance stakeholder blocs at the 2023 Africa Internet Govern…
AfricaDangote Cement not on sale in Benin Republic
The allegation that went viral on social media last week that Dangote Cement Plc was selling a bag of 50kg cement to Nigerians at an exploitativ…
AfricaSafari with Xiaomi winners experience iconic African wilderness, Maasai Mara
Last month, Xiaomi Africa launched an online photography campaign to invite fans to show their photography skills with Xiaomi phones. Winners st…
AfricaMilitary officers seize power in Gabon, announce cancellation of election results
A group of senior Gabonese military officers have announced the seizure of power. The officers claimed to represent all of Gabon’s security and…
AfricaNiger Republic: Military rule must be rejected, resisted – Shehu Sani
A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has kicked against military rule, insisting it must be totally rejected and resisted in West Africa. Sani, in a po…
AfricaNigeria, Ghana partner to tackle hate speech
Two West African giants, Nigeria and Ghana have gone into partnership in their effort to fight against the menace of hate speech in both countri…
AfricaUN refugee chief says over 500,000 have fled Sudan
The head of the UN’s refugee agency Filippo Grandi said on Tuesday that the number of people who have fled the fighting in Sudan was now more th…
AfricaShelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week
Shelling hit western areas of Sudan's capital on Monday morning after rival military factions fought through the night, residents said, with rep…
AfricaOver 1,000 EU citizens evacuated from Sudan
More than 1,000 European Union citizens were evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan over the weekend, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell s…
AfricaEgyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites
Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a st…
AfricaSouth Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15: minister
The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15, the health minister said Sunday. “Yest…
AfricaU.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Beyond the symbolism, a catch up race with China
• U.S. throws $55b, G20 membership, business deals at Africa• China dismisses Biden’s $55b giveaway to Africa as ‘laughable’• Nigeria…
AfricaBiden to announce support for African Union joining G20
President Joe Biden next week will announce U.S. support for the African Union's admission to the G20 group of the world's largest economies as…
AfricaBuhari, 48 others to attend US-Africa Leaders Summit
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has invited 49 African heads of state and the head of the African Union for a three-day US…
AfricaUS, allies ‘welcome’ Sudan initial pact to end crisis
The United States and allies Monday welcomed the signing of an initial deal between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders to end a political cri…
AfricaSudan army and parties sign framework deal to end standoff
Sudan's political parties and military signed a framework deal on Monday that they said would pave the way for two-year civilian-led transition…
AfricaGermany pledges $86 mln to Ghana for 'critical sector' development
Germany has pledged 82 million euros ($86 million) to Ghana in grants to support renewable energy and financial sector development, Ghana's fina…
AfricaECOWAS highlights regional efforts towards peace, ending racism
*As UN seeks code of conduct against misinformation, disinformation As the world marks the International Day of Peace, the President of the Econ…
AfricaTogo becomes first country to eliminate four NTDs
The World Health Organisation has acknowledged Togo as the first country to eliminate four Neglected Tropical Diseases globally. The WHO made th…
AfricaBody of Angolan ex-president to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, government says
The body of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, was due to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, the Angolan g…
AfricaKenya's bonds recover some losses after election dispute tumble
Kenya's government bonds recovered some losses on Tuesday as the country braced for a legal battle over the presidential election win awarded to…
AfricaKenya's Odinga says presidential election result 'null and void'
Odinga urges supporters to remain peaceful Calm returns to the streets of Kibera slum and Kisumu city Election result disowned by majority of el…
AfricaSierra Leone president says protests aimed to overthrow the government
Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, said on Friday that this week's anti-government protests, which led to the deaths of six police offi…
AfricaOpposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya's presidential race, official results show
Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President Wil…
AfricaSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa should have acted against graft under Zuma
The last damning findings of a four-year probe into state corruption in South Africa under ex-leader Jacob Zuma, published Wednesday, suggested…
AfricaBuhari departs Abuja for Commonwealth meeting in Rwanda
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja Wednesday, June 22, for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads o…
AfricaECOWAS pushes launch of single currency to 2027
Mr Jean-Claude Brou, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, has said that the community has resumed con…
AfricaFamine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar - U.N.
Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, Unite…
AfricaTunisian president cuts judges' wages after they strike over sackkngs
Tunisia's political crisis deepened on Monday as President Kais Saied ordered judges' salaries cut to take account of strike days after they beg…
AfricaSudan security forces kill 100th person in anti-coup protests
A protester was shot and killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Monday by security forces, medics say, making them the 100th protester kille…
AfricaDetained Ugandan opposition figure released after paying bail
A veteran Uganda opposition figure was released on Monday after a court slashed his cash bail that forced him to spend nearly two weeks in custo…
AfricaNigeria church attack killed 22 and injured 50 - official
Sunday's attack on St Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo killed 22 people and injured 50, an official from the National Emergen…
AfricaObasanjo, Osinbajo, Soludo, Others Proffer Solutions to Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
*Kyari: Continent will fix its energy problems before joining renewables bandwagon *AFC launches $2bn intervention for African countries Several…
AfricaAl-Shabaab attacks AU base in Somalia, casualties reported
Heavily armed Al-Shabaab jihadist fighters on Tuesday attacked a military base in Somalia where African Union peacekeepers are stationed, causin…
AfricaGuinea reports Lassa fever case
A case of Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness, has been recorded in the south of Guinea, the health authorities announced. The viru…
AfricaMalaria: Killer of African children set for vaccine zap
ADDS more than a million children have received at least one vaccine dose Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, suc…
AfricaA year after Chad coup, junta’s promises start to fade
Prospects of a swift return to civilian rule in Chad seem to be fading nearly a year after the son of the country’s veteran leader took the helm…
AfricaOsinbajo departs for Accra to attend ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Lagos on Friday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authori…
AfricaECOWAS Rejects Mali’s Five-year Transition Proposal
•Plans recapitalisation of regional bank •Military regimes an aberration in sub-region, says Jonathan Nigeria’s former President and Chair of th…
AfricaOsinbajo Canvasses Global Support for ECOWAS Move against Coups in West Africa
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the cooperation of the international community including other global, regional bodies and financial…
AfricaUS, Nigeria Sign Historic Agreement to Protect Nigerian Cultural Heritage
The United States and Nigeria have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that launches a Cultural Property Agreement between both…
AfricaSenegalese customs seize $5m worth of ammunition
Senegal has seized three containers of ammunition from a Guyana-flagged cargo ship in the port of the capital Dakar, in a rare arms haul worth a…
AfricaLeadership in Africa: The Road to Redemption
The world seems to be lacking depth on the leadership front, visionary and impactful leadership now resides in Santa’s bag and that’s if COVID-1…
AfricaWhat next after ECOWAS sanctions Mali?
Mali is facing increasing isolation after the West African bloc ECOWAS imposed new sanctions, including border closures, a trade embargo and a f…
AfricaMali junta slams West African border closures, trade embargo
Mali’s military regime on Monday strongly condemned West African sanctions including border closures and a trade embargo over delays to a return…
AfricaSudan’s PM resigns as deadly crackdown on protesters goes on
Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on prot…
AfricaDevastating South Africa parliament fire brought under control
A huge fire that destroyed a large part of South Africa’s parliament has been brought under control, firefighters said on Monday, a day before a…
AfricaNobel Prize-winning anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the ag…
AfricaRwanda detects six Omicron cases, escalates Covid curbs
Rwanda has detected its first six cases of the fast-spreading Covid-19 Omicron variant, prompting the government to escalate pandemic measures,…
AfricaDR Congo, Uganda claim 34 rebels captured, hostages freed
A Congolese-Ugandan military offensive against the deadliest militia in eastern DR Congo has captured 34 rebels, freed hostages and destroyed ca…
AfricaOmicron: Saudi Arabia suspend flights from Nigeria
Saudi Arabia authorities have suspended flights coming from Nigeria into the kingdom due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. An…
AfricaOutrage as ECOWAS’ Report Uncovers ISWAP’s N18bn Terror Financing Network
Outrage, anger, and disgust were some of the responses of security experts and civil society organisations (CSOs) at the weekend following a rep…
AfricaConcerns Mount over Planned Visit of Ramaphosa to Nigeria
•27 EU countries, US, six others ban flights from Southern African countries Following the outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19 in South Africa…
AfricaEthiopia PM Abiy says military will ‘destroy’ Tigray rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his soldiers would “destroy” rebels from the northern Tigray region, in the latest instalment of state…
AfricaUnited States removes Nigeria from religious freedom blacklist
The United States has removed Nigeria from its religious freedom blacklist, AFP reported on Wednesday. Countries on the blacklist, according to…
AfricaKadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam registers to run for Libya presidency
Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, registered Sunday to run in the country’s December presidential polls, the e…
AfricaU.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, Expected in Nigeria
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will arrive Nigeria next week on the second leg of his first official visit to Africa. He w…
AfricaTurkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal
Turkey on Saturday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn…
AfricaECOWAS Imposes Sanctions on Mali
Maintains sanctions against Guinea The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to maintain the sanctions it imposed on G…
AfricaNigerian Youths Key to Peace-building, Development, Says EU
The European Union (EU) has said it is building partnerships between young Nigerians, and other Africans, as well as their European counterparts…
AfricaEthiopia capital could be overrun in ‘months if not weeks’: rebels
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa could be overrun by rebels within “months if not weeks”, an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan fighters told AFP We…
AfricaWest Africa bloc says Mali envoy’s expulsion ‘extreme’
West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Thursday branded Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as “extreme,” and said it would continue pushing for a…
AfricaWorld Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly conce…
AfricaAfrican Union suspends Sudan over military coup
The African Union said Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover…
AfricaGuinea junta names figures from ousted administration as ministers
Guinea's coup leaders have named their first line-up of government ministers, including a former general and three other figures who held posts…
AfricaGambia presidential hopeful prepared to prosecute ex-dictator Jammeh
A Gambian presidential contender who headed a truth commission into crimes committed under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he is prepared to p…
AfricaAfrica rejects Vaccine Passport Travel Protocol
African nations have rejected the proposal to impose vaccine passport protocol on air travel, describing the move as discriminatory. They said m…
AfricaBurkina Faso begins trial of Sankara’s alleged killers 34 years after
A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination o…
AfricaBuhari Hails Winner of 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, a former lecturer at Bayero U…
AfricaTanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writings on post-colonialism and the trauma of the…
AfricaChad police break up protest against junta
Chadian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered on Saturday to condemn the military junta which took power aft…
AfricaTunisia’s new PM faces economy battered by political turmoil
Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy will be a top priority for the new government of prime minister-designate Najla Bouden, after a decade of poli…
AfricaGambia delays report on ex-dictator Jammeh
The long-awaited findings of a probe into crimes committed under Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, which were to be released on Thursday, h…
Africa‘Over 330,000 Nigerian refugees languish in neighbouring countries’
•El-Rufai, Okafor want military hardware decentralised •Ortom begs Nigerians to help Benue IDPs •How to arrest banditry, by security expert At l…
AfricaScientists confirm resistance of Malaria Parasites to WHO treatment in Africa
Scientists, yesterday, confirmed that malaria parasites in Africa had developed resistance to World Health Organisation (WHO)-approved drug-of-c…
AfricaUN Provides Livelihood Support to 140,000 Households in Borno
The United Nations in collaboration with Borno state government have provided livelihood support to 140,000 vulnerable households in 13 local go…
AfricaWHO: Africa Needs 150m Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Monthly
World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million doses p…
AfricaEx-Cameroon striker Eto’o targets federation presidency
Samuel Eto’o is running in December’s election for the presidency of the Cameroon football federation, the former Barcelona star said on Wednesd…
AfricaSouth Africa’s Zuma Snubs Graft trial, Medical Status under Scrutiny
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, recently granted medical parole, on Tuesday failed to appear in court for the resumption of a graft trial, as prosecu…
AfricaNew South Sudan Parliament can ‘infuse urgency’ into peace process
South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions within its Transitional National Legislature, the…
AfricaWest Africa bloc to review steps after Guinea coup
West African bloc ECOWAS said it will meet Thursday to discuss possible steps after Guinea’s president was ousted in coup earlier this month, Gh…
AfricaOsinbajo Flays Unconstitutional Takeover of Power in West Africa
Says it’s unacceptable and has no place in 21st century Stresses that illegal govt in Guinea can ultimately destabilize the country Wants preven…
AfricaECOWAS suspends Guinea, announces mediation mission
West Africa bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea following a recent coup in the country, Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry said Wednes…
AfricaSouth Africa economy grows for fourth consecutive quarter
South Africa recorded a fourth consecutive quarter of economic growth between April and June, the national statistics agency said Tuesday, while…