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…
Nigeria: Amnesty Prioritised Stable Oil Production, Not Progress of Niger Delta – Report
Nigeria’s Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) created in 2009 by the government of late President Umaru Yar’Adua was not meant to…
Nigeria: Northern Leaders Back Govt’s Quest to Censor Social Media
By John Shiklam Kaduna — Northern leaders, comprising governors, traditional rulers and senior political appointees from the region, yesterday backed…
Nigeria: Learning from #EndSARS – A New U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria
By Matthew T. Page and Judd Devermont Nigerians are still reeling from the past couple of weeks, in shock after…
Magufuli Declared Winner While Tanzania Opposition Cries Foul
Tanzanian President John Magufuli won an election victory on Friday with 84% of the vote, according to the country’s National…
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off Sunday the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa’s controversial dam on the Blue…
Nigeria: We Have Failed Our Children – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children…
Senegal’s President Macky Sall Dissolves Cabinet
President Macky Sall has signed four decrees dissolving his 32-strong team after 18 months. These announced changes are reportedly part…
Southern Cameroons: An urgent appeal following the Kumba massacre.
On October 24, masked armed men killed at least 7 innocent school children and left manywounded in their classrooms in…
Are We Witnessing the Fall of Malawi Cleric Bushiri’s Empire?
Controversial Malawian cleric Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri, who were arrested on fraud charges, are now accused of…
U.S. Opposition to Okonjo-Iweala as WTO Chief Stalls Process
At first, news of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as the World Trade Organisation’s director-general after a hotly contested race was hailed…
Nigeria: Lekki Shooting – Presidency Rejects Amnesty International’s Report
By Muideen Olaniyi The Presidency on Thursday rejected the reports of Amnesty International (AI) on the #EndSARS protests and the…