Apparently disturbed by the spike in the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, the federal government yesterday ordered five-week …
Scientists at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), at the Redeemers University in Ede, Osun …
Worried by the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Presidential Taskforce on COVID19 has suggested recommendations to help in …
The Minerals Council South Africa is pleased to advise that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Investing in …
The African Development Bank and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional organization of Horn of Africa countries, held a webinar …
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has announced that it has uncovered how the Ministerial Tenders Board of the Ministry of Petroleum …
A married father-of-three has died after being shot dead in Rivers State and his brother claims he was killed by …
Kenyan doctors working in government hospitals have launched a nationwide strike over inadequate insurance benefits and lack of protective equipment …
Sudan and Ethiopia will hold negotiations next week to delineate their shared border, a statement from Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla …
Arica’s “Unstoppables” have proved just how unstoppable they are! Since being selected three months ago, these 12 women have utilised …
Malawi has been named country of the year by The Economist Newspaper following the supreme court decision to annul its presidential election. …
Zambian President Edgar Lungu unveiled a 2020-2023 economic recovery plan on Thursday as the nation which is hugely dependent on …
Soldiers on Trial for Alleged Civilian Murders. The trial of three soldiers accused of orchestrating a massacre — murdering 13 civilians …
Netflix has announced it has appointed top Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa to its board. Masiyiwa is the founder …
Sudan has experienced a whirlwind of change since its popular revolution kicked off two years ago, bringing an end to …
The shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of the African Union (AU) Member States to …
The 333 boys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State regained their freedom last night. They were abducted when …
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has requested the US-based Google to shut down at least 14 channels for allegedly mobilising riots.In …
The Democratic Alliance has sent a letter to the government to request that they justify the grounds upon which they …
The Progressive Health Forum is called for Chief Justice Mogoeng to vacate his position. This is in response to the …
Nigeria will reopen four border crossing points immediately, more than a year after closing its land frontiers to crack down …
Ghana’s economy contracted for a second straight quarter in the three months through September, even as the government eased restrictions …
Hundreds of women protest in the streets of Greater Accra region, Ghana asking the Electoral Commission to reverse the declaration …
Today, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E. Ambassador Yuxi Liu, Head of the Mission of …
In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), …
Top government officials in Nigeria say “everything possible” is being done to ensure the release of two musicians being held …
At least 400,000 people have fled militant attacks in northern Mozambique, the United Nations refugee agency said, warning that the …
Somalia has cut ties with its neighbour Kenya, accusing it of political interference, Somalia’s information minister said on Tuesday, escalating …
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect, the party’s integrity commission (IC) has recommended. The commission, chaired …
The United Nations has condemned the mass abduction of students at the Government Science School at Kankara, Katsina State. The …
Nigerian government troops have surrounded the area where gunmen are believed to be holding schoolchildren hostage in north-western Katsina state. …
The government of Eswatini says Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died, four weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus. A …
SA recorded an increase of 7,999 new cases of Covid-19 in 24-hours on Sunday ahead of an address by President …
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Trade says new trade agreements will come into force in January for the …
Cape Town’s coastal tourism is under threat from rising sea levels and beaches are likely to disappear. The problem is …
A day before his commitment to honour an invitation by the House of Representatives to address lawmakers on what his …
As SA battles with a spike in the number of daily recorded Covid-19 cases, the country continues to drop on …
The Nigerian government on Thursday said it had ordered all isolation and treatment centres, which had been closed due to …
Lagos State University has increased tuition of new students by 168 per cent, reports say. It was gathered that new …
Uganda has applied for more than two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines as the number of cases in the East …
Ethiopia has said its federal forces have freed 1,000 soldiers who were “kidnapped” in the northern state of Tigray by …
A former Tanzanian opposition MP Godbless Lema has been granted asylum in Canada. He had fled to Kenya through the …
Singer and America’s Got Talent star, Kechi Okwuchi has shared a touching tribute on the 15th anniversary of surviving the Sosoliso …
The Nigerian government has stated that a total of 38,051 foreigners applied for the country’s citizenship from September 2018 to …
The Lagos State Government has prohibited the use of residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres and burial sites. This, according …
A 75-year-old woman, Mrs Janet Bejide, has complained of persistent headache, body pains and partial blindness since August 10, 2020, …
LAGOS (Reuters) – A group of activists and celebrities, including a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, have signed …
