Oil tumbles on inflation woes, Iraq, Africa export
Oil prices fell Tuesday on fears that an inflation-induced weakening of global economies would soften fuel demand, and as Iraqi crude exports have been unaffected by clashes. Brent crude futures…
Four priority areas for the next president
Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person would have a daunting task fixing a near-comatose economy. The next president and his administration would encounter…
Nigeria, Korea to strengthen ties, address energy challenges
The Minister of State, Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, has said Nigeria is willing to explore areas of partnership with South Korea to address its energy challenges. The Minister stated this on…
US Navy says Iran’s IRGC seized and released US sea drone in Gulf | Politics News
US officials say the incident ended peacefully after several hours as the Iranians unhooked the tow line to the drone. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized an American…
FG issues security advisory to Nigerians resident in South Africa
The federal government has warned Nigerians resident in South Africa to guide against another round of xenophobic attacks against them and other foreigners. The warning which was contained a press…
France to expel French-born imam to Morocco over ‘hate speech
Interior minister hails top administrative court’s green light for Hassan Iquioussen’s expulsion as ‘a great victory for the republic’. France’s top administrative court has given the green light for the…
Kenya Supreme Court lays out issues in presidential vote dispute | Elections News
The seven-member Supreme Court will issue its verdict Monday on the disputed Kenyan presidential polls. Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday laid out questions it will answer when it rules on…
First Ukraine ship for Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti port – UN | Food News
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years as a fifth consecutive failed rainy season looms. A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for…
South Sudan first unified forces to graduate
South Sudan is set for the graduation of its first batch of unified forces in the country – the national army and the police services. The graduation scheduled for Tuesday…
Somali minister and US commander hold security talks
Somali Defence Minister Abdikadir Mohamed Nur and the visiting commander of the US Africa Command (Africom), General Michael Langley discussed the war on terrorism during a meeting on Monday. The…
CAR top court blocks crypto-for-citizenship plan
A plan by the government of the Central African Republic to allow foreigners to acquire citizenship and land using a new cryptocurrency has been ruled as “unconstitutional” by the country’s…
UN says aid delivery to Tigray suspended
The UN says efforts to deliver humanitarian aid in the embattled northern Ethiopian region of Tigray have been suspended after fresh fighting broke out last week. The renewed violence –…
Anne Wafula Strike on journey from Kenyan outcast to wheelchair racer
Now a disability rights campaigner after competing in wheelchair racing at the Paralympics, she was shunned by locals in her village in Kenya after contracting polio at the age of…
Nigeria enrols Boko Haram child victims to school
A seven-judge bench has begun hearing petitions seeking to overturn the election of William Ruto as Kenya’s president elect. Led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the judges struck out two…
Kenya fashion: The designers giving Nairobi a fashionable name
It is an overcast afternoon in Kenya’s capital city and two tailors are using sewing machines to join, hem and make beautiful, patterned bags – while on the walls in…
Ukraine grain ship with aid for Ethiopia docks in Djibouti
The first shipment of grain from Ukraine to Africa since the war began has docked in Djibouti. The MV Brave Commander is carrying 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat that is…
Akokwa, Ideato celebrate Ikenga’s victory
There has been carnival like jubilation in Akokwa and the entire Ideato North and South Federal Constituency following the judgment of the Federal High Court in Owerri declaring Ikenga Imo…
No church in the wild: Armed groups on Nigerian clergy abduction spree | Features
On July 15, Reverend Fathers Donatus Cleophas and Mark Cheitnum were in the empty rectory of Christ the King parish in Yadin Garu, a town in the Southern Kaduna area…
Madagascar police shoot 18 dead in albino kidnap protest: Medic | Human Rights News
Eighteen people have died after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of a child with albinism, a senior doctor has…
Solomon Islands suspends all naval visits: US embassy | Military News
Move comes a week after a US Coast Guard vessel was blocked from refuelling in the Solomons capital of Honiara. The Solomon Islands has told the United States it is…