Uganda landslides kill at least 15 amid heavy rains
Landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 15 people – mostly women and children – in Kasese, in…
Works begin on footbridge that collapsed at launch
A charity group in Democratic Republic of Congo says reconstruction has begun on a footbridge that collapsed during its inauguration…
What is the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and how many could go?
UK government plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda are being challenged in the High Court.The government argues the…
Gulf nations demand Netflix remove ‘offensive’ content | LGBTQ News
A GCC committee said the unspecified content ‘violates Islamic and societal values and principles’. Gulf Arab countries have demanded that…
Tunisia’s Jabeur becomes first female Arab to reach US Open semis | Tennis News
Jabeur aiming to reach a second Grand Slam final after losing the decider at Wimbledon earlier this year. Tunisia’s Ons…
CBN gives final demand notice to anchor borrowers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given a final demand notice to seven beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers Programme(ABP)…
NGO trains 400 youths on ICT skills in Ibadan
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Akande Tunde’s Movement (ATM) has trained about 400 youths in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Ibadan,…
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…