Sierra Leone – Women Punished Severely for ‘Survival Crimes’ Prison Report Says
By Laura Angela Bagnetto In Sierra Leone – poverty, domestic violence and limited education are the primary reasons why women…
Sudan: Hamdok – ‘Sudan’s Transitional Govt Not Authorised to Decide On Relations With Israel’
Khartoum — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok told the visiting US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo at their meeting in…
South Africa: No Evictions or Demolitions Without a Court Order, Judges Rule
By James Stent City of Cape Town told to return confiscated materials The City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit…
Africa: Total Number of Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Exceeds 1,2 Million
As of August 26, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,203,094. Reported deaths in Africa…
Nigeria: Covid-19 – Why Elderly People Should Get More Attention – Experts
By Ebuka Onyeji As the death toll from COVID-19 complications nears the thousand mark in Nigeria, health experts and civil…
Total Raises Concerns Over Depleting Oil Reserves
Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited has expressed concerns over what it described as the continuous depletion of Nigeria’s oil…
Closure of Nigerians’ Shops in Ghana Clear Case of Xenophobia — Sen. Abaribe
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the recent closure of hundreds of shops belonging to Nigerians in…
Ivory Coast: Atleast two die in clashes over Ouattara’s third-term bid
By Isaac Kaledzi At least two people have died during clashes in Ivory Coast over the decision by President Alassane…
Coronavirus cases begin to fall in Africa
There are signs of hope on the African continent as cases of COVID-19 begin to fall in some worst hit…
Mali: Coup leaders hold talks with opposition, promise elections
Soldiers who toppled Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta have held meetings with the opposition. They have also promised to set…
Details of those behind Mali’s military coup revealed
The masterminds of Mali’s coup that ousted President Ibrahim Keïta on Tuesday include the deputy head of a military camp…
REMEBRANCE DAY FOR VICTIMS OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.
Today, we remember the lives lost to condemnable acts of terror around the world. We must join hands to fight…
World Humanitarian Day Celebration
Today as we mark the ‘World Humanitarian Day’ Celebration’, let us remember; we are Humans first before anything else. Religion,…
Gunmen kidnap foreign national in Niger
Unknown gunmen, on Monday, abducted two members of staff, a foreign national and a Nigerian with the Transparent Construction company…
Ghana: We Will Ensure Customers, Small Enterprises Stay in Business-CBG MD
The Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana, Daniel Wilson Addo has given a rare insight on how banks have…
Ethiopia: Premier Kicks Off Three Tourist Site Redevelopment Projects
Jeanette Chabalala Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) Three billion Birr is planned to be raised at a fundraising gala dinner in…
Sex workers face a dilemma: to work or not during COVID-19
BY OHAGA OHAGA Atieno* has been a sex worker for six years. A soft-spoken 24-year-old, she began her career in…
Army routs bandits in Katsina, North West
By Augustine Okezie, Katsina The Nigerian Army Special Operations against bandits in the North West code named ‘Operation Sahel Sanity’…
Man dies after being ‘shot’ on Blantyre street
A 26-year-old man has died after reportedly being gunned down in a daylight attack. The victim, died in hospital after…
DR Congo militia kills 12 in Beni region
Twelve people have been killed over three days by a notorious militia in the troubled Beni region of eastern DR…