Thousands of people participated in protest marches and strikes in Belarus after the passing of a deadline imposed by the opposition for the country’s leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, to resign.

Tanzania’s opposition has accused the government of making it difficult to accredit thousands of opposition electoral observers who want to ensure the vote is fair. Presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, who

MTN Group has appointed Mr. Karl Toriola, a Nigerian from Osun State, as MTN Nigeria Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate, with effect from March 1, 2021. Announcing the appointment on Monday, MTN

President General of Nigeria’s pan-cultural organisation Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo and former two-time minister John Nnia Nwodo has said the #EndSARS protest has presented a novel opportunity to the Nigerian government to

China’s government said Monday it will impose sanctions on US military contractors including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. for supplying weapons to rival Taiwan, stepping up a feud with

At least 100 people were arrested following violent anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official told local media Sunday. Demonstrators are demanding a new date for

Ant Group Co Ltd 688688.SS on Monday set terms for its dual-listing where the Chinese financial technology giant aims to raise up to $34.4 billion in the world’s largest market

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to boycott French goods amid a row over France’s tougher stance on radical Islam. In a televised speech, he urged world

Following several days of protests and violence across Nigeria, the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, has said “the military will do everything possible to ensure that subversive

  Nigerian Banks have begun taking stock of their losses to the civil unrest in some parts of the country in the wake of the shooting of protesters at Lekki,

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, is currently holding a meeting with Principal Staff Officers and top army commanders to address the current security situations across the country. The Mondsy meeting

  Lawyer and Human Rights activist Femi Falana has condemned the hoarding of coronavirus palliatives in several cities in Nigeria, calling it a “crime against humanity.” The discovery of COVID-19

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden’s past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald

 A passenger in a car driven by Migos rapper Offset was arrested for carrying a concealed, loaded firearm. The Beverly Hills Police Department said that 20-year-old Marcelo Almanzar is being

Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has said a group he oversees has identified the barracks where officers of the military emanated from and shot protesters

  Lewis Hamilton passed Valtteri Bottas to take a commanding victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix and break Formula 1’s all-time win record. Hamilton dropped to third in a manic

Super Eagles forward Joe Aribo scored the opening goal as Glasgow Rangers moved six points clear of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a comfortable 2-0 win

Lewis Hamilton, Kerry Washington and Bernice King are the latest international stars and notable figures to lend their voices to the #EndSARS campaign in Nigeria. Record-winning British Formula 1 driver

Tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square in celebration after people across the country overwhelmingly backed re-writing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution that many see as the root

More than a dozen female passengers were subjected to “invasive” and “humiliating” internal exams in Qatar after a newborn infant was found abandoned at the Doha airport, Australian media have