Burkina Faso military ruler fires defence minister
Burkina Faso’s military ruler, Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, has sacked his defence minister. In two decrees read out on national television,…
Tigray forces accuse Ethiopia of new drone strikes
Forces in the war-torn northern Ethiopian region of Tigray have accused the government of carrying out fresh drone attacks in…
Stadium rush injures dozens as Kenya inaugurates President Ruto | News
A police spokesperson said the stadium was full by dawn and urged the public to watch Ruto’s inauguration from their…
A third of Sudanese children missing school – UN
Aid groups say about a third of children in Sudan do not go to school with multiple crises threatening to…
Kenya election 2022: William Ruto to be sworn in as president
William Ruto, who had been deputy president since 2013, won last month’s election by a narrow marginAs many as 60,000…
NSCDC arrests suspected in kidnapper in Nasarawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Monday, paraded a suspected kidnapper and cattle rustler Tukur Mohammed, in Lafia…
Volunteer pilots fly ‘non-stop’ to reach PNG earthquake survivors | Earthquakes News
With government resources limited, much of the rescue effort has been by individuals and small businesses. Airlifts to remote areas…
UN investigator says Myanmar post-coup abuses a ‘major focus’ | Human Rights News
The head of a United Nations team investigating human rights abuses in Myanmar has said that the scope and scale…
Of valour, camaraderie and focus
On January 14, 2020, in ‘Zulum: Protector of the North Eastern Realm’, I wrote, “I stopped dancing, or rather stopped…
Why I endorsed APC guber candidate in Cross River – Obong of Calabar
The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has said his endorsement of the governorship candidate of…
South Africa power cuts may not end in a year, Eskom says | Energy News
Eskom, which generates more than 90 percent of the country’s power, has struggled to meet electricity demands in South Africa…
Infants among 6 Syrian refugees found dead on boat off Italy | Migration News
The refugees, including two infants and a child, ‘died of thirst, hunger and severe burns’, the UNHCR has said. Six…
Egypt activist on hunger strike says he may die in prison: Report | Human Rights News
Alaa Abdel Fattah, an icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting against…
Africa’s first hydrogen power plant to produce electricity by 2024 | News
Namibia currently imports more than a third of its power from neighbouring South Africa. French independent power producer HDF Energy…
Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022)
The global community woke up on Thursday, September 8, 2022 to the sad news of the demise of Queen Elizabeth…
Do not backtrack on climate goals amid energy crunch, UN tells EU | Russia-Ukraine war News
Bloc’s member states warned against usage of fossil fuels in response to soaring energy prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Zimbabwe party alleges assassination plot against leader
Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party said on Sunday that its leader Nelson Chamisa escaped an assassination attempt…
Liberia gets third female chief justice
The Liberian senate has confirmed Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh as the new chief justice. She replaces Francis Saye Korkpor who…
Which countries will King Charles III reign over? | Explainer News
Accession of King Charles III has led to renewed calls in Caribbean nations to remove the monarch as their head…
Uganda pays first installment of $325m war reparations to DRC | Conflict News
The International Court of Justice asked Uganda to pay reparations for its troops’ occupation of DRC back in the 1990s.…