Nigeria Faces Possible Covid-19 Second Wave but Has Let Guard Down
By Ebuka Onyeji and Nike Adebowale Nigeria’s new COVID-19 infections have increased in the last two weeks, suggesting a possible…
Uganda: How Much Does It Cost to Be a Politician in Uganda? We Found Out
ANALYSISBy Emmanuel Kitamirike & Peter Kisaakye A new report looks into the expenditure of political candidates and MPs. Here are…
West Africa: Lessons From Mali As Burkina and Niger Head for the Polls
ANALYSIS By Ibrahim Maïga Elections in Burkina Faso and Niger take place amidst insecurity and COVID-19, as happened in Mali…
Nigeria: Time for Nigeria to Fix Its Serious Power Deficit
By Dianna Games A real conundrum for a flawed project Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy in GDP terms, is one…
Nigeria: What You Need to Know About Nigeria’s U.S.$1.2bn Loan From Brazil
By Ntiedo Ekott The federal government would also acquire 100,000 hectares of land in each state for food production The…
Nigeria: Fuel Crisis Looms As Oil Workers Begin Strike
By Sylvester Idowu Nigeria may be heading towards another economic crisis with crude oil production threatened as the Petroleum and…
Nigeria – Ogoni 9 Activists Remembered 25 Years On
By Chrispin Mwakideu On November 10, 1995, nine Nigerian environmental activists accused of murder were executed by Sani Abacha’s military…
Nigeria: North-East Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan Face Famine Threat – UN
The report by the United Nations says parts of the population in the four hotspots of highest concern are already…
Cote d’Ivoire – ‘Tone Down the Hateful Rhetoric’, Find Peaceful Solutions – UN Rights Chief
Continuing violence in the wake of elections in Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections held on 31 October, prompted the UN human…
AFRICAN PEACE MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2020 ISSUE OUT
The outcome of the United States presidential election stands to drastically affect US foreign policy toward developing nations in Africa.…
Nigeria: Police Vow to Resist New Protests in Lagos
Olasunkanmiariyo/Wikimedia Commons Premium Times (Abuja)By Ifeoluwa Adediran The Lagos State Police Command said on Thursday it will resist any planned…
Nigeria: No Plans to Increase VAT Again – Nigerian Govt
Premium Times (Abuja) By Queenesther Iroanusi The federal government has no plans to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) again, the…
Cameroon: Raiders Order Students, Teachers to Strip Naked
Limbe — Armed attackers stormed a private school in the restive southwest region of Limbe in Cameroon on Wednesday and…
Cameroon: Paul Biya Marks 38 Years in Power, but His Political Problems Just Won’t Go Away
By NDI Eugene NDI Paul Biya will clock 38 years as president of Cameroon tomorrow, November 6, maintaining his position…
Cote d’Ivoire: Election Triggers Refugee Flood to Border Countries
By Peter Kenny Geneva — Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara may have claimed victory in an election boycotted by the opposition…
Nigeria: Stop Medical Tourism Abroad, Use State House Clinic, Senator Tells Buhari
By Queenesther Iroanusi The Kaduna senator, Danjuma La’ah, has told State House officials to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to stop…
Nigeria: Govt Denies Placing #EndSARS Protesters On ‘No-Fly’ List
The federal government has denied the allegation that it generated a ‘no-fly’ list of youths and persons who participated in…
Nigeria’s Debt to Hit N38.6 Trillion By December 2021
Nigeria’s debt stock has risen by over 158 per cent in the last five years. Nigeria’s total public debt may…
Africa: How Ending Polio in Africa Has Had Positive Spinoffs for Public Health
ANALYSIS By Charles Shey Wiysonge Polio is a highly infectious disease. It’s caused by a virus that enters the body…
U.S. Hostage Rescue Puts Focus on Insecurity in Northern Nigeria
Nigeria’s politicians are exchanging salvoes following the rescue by U.S. Special Forces of American missionary Philip Walton in northern Nigeria…