A court in Cyprus has sentenced three people linked to the murder of a Nigerian student, Walshak Augustine Ngok to …
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has condemned Wednesday’s killing of an aid worker. The female aid …
In an unfortunate turn of events at Martyrs’ Stadium in Kinshasa, a policeman was killed in clashes between rival Muslim …
Police in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration of people expressing solidarity with Palestinians. They …
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission has condemned the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces and its …
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, …
There was heightened anxiety in parts of the Federal Capital Territory earlier this week following reports of alleged imminent attacks …
The United Nations is disbursing $65 million for humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, $40 million of which will go to the …
Damilola Adekoya, the foster mother of the girl molested by Nigerian actor, James Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, has …
Kenya now says it has formally communicated to the UN refugee agency that it will close the Dadaab and Kakuma …
The UN refugee agency’s high commissioner has crossed the border from Rwanda into Burundi alongside 159 refugees who are being …
More than 20 cattle and 30 goats have been killed by lions and leopards in Pfundundu area of Hurungwe District …
The UK government has banned Indian-born businessmen Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta and their South African associate Salim Essa from …
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra rejected the United Kingdom’s offer of asylum for its …
Nigeria’s Defence Minister Bashir Magashi has said the country has increased security on its border with Chad after the country’s …
Gunmen have attacked a hospital in north-west Nigeria’s Kaduna State, abducting two female nurses. Kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs …
They face ten to forty years in prison for their role in his death. The three former police officers will …
In 1897, British colonial forces razed Benin City, massacring an unknown number of people and bringing a violent end to …
The African Union’s peace and Security Council will meet to discuss the political crises in Chad and Somalia. The spokesperson …
Scores of students have been kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked the Greenfield University along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway. Multiple reports said …
George Floyd’s family was relieved and grateful after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder on Tuesday. A Minneapolis jury found …
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of …
The military in Chad has announced that elections will be held in 18 months’ time, following the death of President …
Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, the …
The mummified remains of 22 kings and queens from ancient Egypt go on display at their new resting place south …
As reports of atrocities by fighters emerge in Tigray, women are struggling to feed their families. The World Food Programme …
Civilians are fleeing into Niger Republic after gunmen attacked Damasak town, Borno state in northeast Nigeria. Reports on the ground …
Kim Potterwill face a judge via Zoom in the hearing related to the April 11 fatal incident. The former Minnesota …
The US envoy to the United Nations has called for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia “immediately” after reports …
Amnesty International says Eritrean troops have killed three people and injured at least 19 others during an unprovoked attack on …
Kim Porter tendered her resignation amid calls for justice for the family of the 20-year-old Black man she fatally wounded. …
UN human rights experts have called on the Ugandan government to stop what they call a brutal crackdown on political …
From his tiny studio in Lagos, 28-year-old artist Julius Agbaje is challenging Nigeria’s institutions to fight social injustices. His image, …
The Eritrean authorities have released on bail 36 prisoners who had been in detention because of their faith. 14 of …
Footage of Rwandan newlyweds and family guests forced to spend their wedding night in stadia for breaching coronavirus rules has …
Kenya has exempted tax on a donation of HIV drugs that had been in the middle of a stalemate for …
Leaders of a mosque in Kenya’s coastal town of Lamu have written to a US based designer who made the …
An Ethiopian Airlines plane landed at an airport that is still under construction in Zambia, “by mistake,” a government official …
Saudi Arabia authorities said Monday only people immunized against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday morning left Nigeria for London, United Kingdom for what the presidency described as a routine …
Mama Sarah Obama, the step grandmother to former US President Barack Obama is dead Mama Sarah, as she was fondly …
A man accused of shooting three people at a Maryland convenience store, killing two of them, also fatally shot his …
President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the Obama family following the death of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama. Mama Sarah, who …
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister says Eritrea has agreed to withdraw troops from Ethiopian territory along their common border, days after acknowledging …
A Rwandan court has ruled that the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, who faces terrorism among other charges, will be held …
Two prophets from the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect have been arrested in Harare on murder charges after allegedly cutting with …
Police in Uganda have arrested an American citizen “for his alleged involvement in anti-government subversive activities”. Guy Smith was arrested …
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, says Nigerians in the Diaspora have no right sending petitions …
