President Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic is on track to win the elections, his party said on Thursday despite the initial results of Sunday’s elections only just coming in. The announcement comes a

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the country’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13.588 trillion ($34.518bn) into law. The signing took place at the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The National Assembly last Monday passed the budget

An Ethiopian refugee who became a symbol of integration in Italy, her adopted home, has been killed on her farm where she raised goats for her cheese business, police said

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday urged churches to comply with all government regulations to combat the spread of Covid-19 while conducting their crossover services. Against the backdrop

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that citizens will pay heavily in January for disregarding Covid-19 health protocols, and noted that the nation’s health system is struggling to cope with the increasing

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned Tuesday after a two-month stay in Germany, where he was treated with COVID-19, ending a long period of uncertainty in a country facing health, political

Moroccan Historian and human rights defender Maati Monjib was on Tuesday arrested and will be brought before the Public Prosecutor, in a case where he is accused of “money laundering”. Before the arrest,

Sweden has donated N460 million (about $1.1m) towards fighting acute malnutrition in Nigeria’s North East, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. A statement by UNICEF on Tuesday said

The National Identity Management Commission has issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number. The commission in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kayode Adegoke said attending to applicants

Borno State Governor,  Prof. Babagana Zulum, has donated eight vehicles and accessories to local hunters and vigilance groups in Hawul Local Government Area to strengthen their commitment to battling Boko

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has rebutted allegation that he called for a coup against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his Christmas homily.   Kukah, who

Following the attacks by insurgents  on Garkida, Adamawa State and three villages in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State between December 24 and 28, fighter jets of the Air

A member of the Nigerian Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Femi Odekunle is dead. Reports say Odekunle died at the Covid-19 isolation center in Gwagalada, Abuja, the nation’s

Nigeria’s federal government on Monday unfolded a new policy to contain the  importation of Covid-19 into the country,  especially by international travellers. The policy, whose implementation began on Monday, compels

The controversy generated by the Christmas message of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, in which he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari, generated more reactions on Monday

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to set up a special team to take over traffic management in Apapa from the disbanded Presidential Task Team (PTT) on the road.

Ghanaian has banned all opposition protests following a spike in post-election demonstrations in the capital Accra. The Ghana Police Service secured a court order restraining all protests earlier this week. A statement