Zulum visits Bama town, former stronghold of Boko Haram
The Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Monday night, showed up unannounced at the General Hospital, Bama, for on-the-spot…
‘Accidental’ Nigerian military air raid survivors still in grief | Features
Anka, Nigeria – Aina’u Umaru, 35, held her nine-year-old son Nuhu to her chest outside the mud hut they call…
One dead in fresh anti-UN mission protests in eastern DR Congo | United Nations News
Since July, there have been violent demonstrations against UN peacekeepers who have been accused of using deadly force in retaliation.…
NDE trains 100 unemployed youths on small stock production, post-SADT scheme in Yobe
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Monday flagged-off five-day training workshop for 50 unemployed youths on small stock (Goat) production…
Israel recalls Morocco envoy over sexual abuse allegations | Politics News
Israeli foreign ministry said it recalled its ambassador to Morocco over sexual abuse allegations and corruption. Israel has summoned its…
More than 700 children have died in Somalia nutrition centres: UN | Hunger News
The Horn of Africa is on track for a fifth-consecutive failed rainy season and UNICEF has warned of a coming…
Chad’s heaviest rains in 30 years leads to ‘catastrophic’ floods | Floods News
Across parts of West and Central Africa, above-normal rainfall in several countries over the past month has left vast areas…
Solomon Islands rejects ‘inappropriate’ Australian election offer | News
Government accused Australia of interfering in domestic affairs by offering to fund the islands’ 2023 elections. The Solomon Islands has…
NITDA to prioritise stakeholders’ needs in programmes, projects implementation
The management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said it would prioritise the needs of their stakeholders…
Ministers warned about Rwanda rights, court told
Government documents, advice and experts repeatedly warned ministers about Rwanda’s poor human rights record, the High Court has been told.Campaigners…
Mixed feelings mark one year since Guinea coup
There is music and dancing in the streets of Conakry to celebrate the first year in power of Guinea’s junta…
Kenya’s top court rejects election challenge
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result…
Dozens of Nigeria militants drown fleeing strikes
Dozens of Islamist militants have drowned in a river while fleeing ground and aerial assaults in the north-eastern Nigerian state…
Burkinabe military ruler stands by handover pledge
Burkina Faso’s military ruler Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba says he will honour a promise to restore civilian rule within two years.Under…
Mozambicans posing as jihadists burn houses to steal
Five youths posing as jihadists set fire to 13 houses in a village in the jihadist-hit northern Mozambican province of…
African leaders criticise West for climate summit snub
African leaders have criticised wealthy nations for failing to turn up at a climate change summit in the Netherlands.The only…
At least 35 civilians killed in Burkina Faso IED convoy blast | Conflict News
Dozens also wounded as convoy carrying supplies to towns in restive northern region is hit by improvised explosive device. At…
Nigeria, Binance in talks for crypto-friendly economic zone
In a bid to rein in crypto investment outside Nigeria’s official net, the Nigerian government has held a preliminary meeting…
Heterosexual marriage definition a concern for gay Singaporeans | LGBTQ News
Singapore’s LGBTQ community worries a government move to “safeguard” the institution of marriage could perpetuate discrimination in the conservative city-state,…
E-Procure emerges ICPC/NITDA’s IFFs Hackathon winner
The E-Procure Group has won prize money of N1.5 million for emerging the winner of the Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs)…