President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family and the Zulu nation following the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu

The United Nations Human Rights Commission has condemned the disproportionate use of force in Chad that has seen security forces opened fire this week on people protesting against the recent

The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent. Queen Mantfombi, 65, became

Health authorities in Ghana have warned against non-essential travel to Covid-19 hotspot countries. An advisory from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration

German cultural and political leaders have reached a deal to return ancient, pillaged artefacts known as the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria next year. The ancient artworks were plundered in the

Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food items. “But only after the

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, Thursday warned that Nigeria will be in chaos and financial hardship if the NNPC does not rethink its decision to make zero remittance to

The Nigerian Presidency has described the “litany of accusations and strings of emotional attacks” from Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on President Muhammadu Buhari as a veiled way of desecrating

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has appealed to leaders in Nigeria to take deliberate steps at de-escalating the rising tension and promote peace and tolerance among the citizens, noting that “If we allow

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the entire board of directors of the country’s medical supplies agency that has been hit by a series of scandals. The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority’s

The Nigerian Government has declared Monday, May 3, a public holiday to mark the 2021 International Workers Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the

The Tanzanian government says it is ready and taking steps to amend media policy and regulations with input from the country’s stakeholders. “Bring those ideas so that what the government

The death penalty in Malawi has been described as unconstitutional, the East African country’s Supreme Court has ruled. The court said the death penalty was against international human rights standards.

Following fears of an alleged impending invasion of Abuja by terrorists and armed bandits, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT) Wednesday ordered the deployment of personnel in the borders

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Nigeria is facing extra-ordinary security challenges, but has an ally in United States who is equally addressing the situation with her.

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the country’s elites to speak up against forces of division in order to preserve the unity of the country as the West

Three abducted students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in northcentral Benue State have regained their freedom. Catherine Anene, the Benue state police public relations officer confirmed the

South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause in the use of the only Covid-19 inoculation in the

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed 110 burial tombs in an ancient site in the Nile Delta province of Dakahlia around 150 kilometres in the northeast of Cairo. Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said the

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new $90 million malaria control effort in eight Nigerian vulnerable states. The eight states are Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River,