Angola opposition files legal challenge against vote
Angola’s biggest opposition party, Unita, says it has filed a legal challenge against the results of last week’s election. The…
Sierra Leone begins voter registration this weekend
Sierra Leone’s electoral body is set to begin a new voter registration exercise this weekend where all eligible voters are…
Odinga of Kenya glued to TV as lawyers argue case
Lawyers for the loser of Kenya’s 9 August presidential elections are arguing his petition opposing the results at the Supreme…
Violence against women: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president
Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner…
Atiku is the political surgeon needed to fix nation’s unity – Orogu
Mr Francis Orogu is the Chairman Nasarawa state chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview, he speaks…
Angolan opposition files legal challenge, seeks annulment of vote | News
UNITA leader Adalberto Costa Junior said his party did “not recognise the final results” of the August 24 election. Angola’s…
From Barcelona, Aubameyang officially returns to Premier League, reunites with Tuchel at Chelsea
Aubameyang Chelsea have signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona in a deal which sees left-back Marcos Alonso go the other way.…
2023: CSOs urge election integrity, accountability
As preparations for the 2023 general elections thicken, a coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria, has called on presidential…
‘Nothing left’: Floods in Sudan leave 100 dead, many homeless | News
The UN says at least 258,000 people have been affected by the floods in 15 out of 18 provinces. Floods…
A perpetual war for an impossible peace | Opinions
The scenes of violence and chaos at the heart of Iraq’s capital Baghdad earlier this week were terribly disturbing but…
What to know about the Middle East this week? | News
Welcome to the first edition of ‘This Week in the Middle East’, a weekly round-up of what happened in the…
Guinea to keep timetable for AFCON 2025 football tournament | Football News
Guinea was originally scheduled to host the continental tournament in 2023 but the list of host nations was reshuffled in…
Basketball can overtake football in Nigeria, says NBA Africa vice president
Basketball can overcome off-court problems that have “plagued” the game to supplant football as the number one sport in Nigeria,…
Malawi ex-election commissioner handed prison term
A former member of Malawi’s electoral commission has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to give way…
South Africa court stops Shell from off-shore oil search
In a major victory for environmentalists and coastal communities, a South African court has revoked oil giant Shell’s permit to…
Watch as Bishop Kukah dances ‘Buga’ at 70th birthday celebration
September 1, 2022 Solomon Arowolo News, Video News 0 A video has captured moment the Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Fr.…
Mali army killed 50 civilians in April – UN
The UN says that at least 50 Malian civilians were killed in an army operation on 19 April, aided by…
Rebels accuse Ethiopia of ‘massive’ Tigray offensiv
Forces in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have accused the government and its allies from neighbouring Eritrea of launching “massive…
Prince Charles to name gorillas in Rwanda event
Prince Charles will on Friday name baby gorillas at Rwanda’s annual conservation event Kwita Izina. This is a flagship event…
Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch new offensive in Tigray: TPLF | News
Troops from the two countries have attacked fighters in the northern Adayabo area, a Tigrayan rebel spokesman says. Ethiopian and…