Ethiopia Offers Cash Reward in Hunt for Tigray Leaders
Ethiopia is offering a 10 million birr ($260,000) reward to anyone with information on the location of fugitive leaders of the rebellious force in the northern region of Tigray. The
Ethiopia is offering a 10 million birr ($260,000) reward to anyone with information on the location of fugitive leaders of the rebellious force in the northern region of Tigray. The
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari is insisting that no ransom was paid to secure the release of the schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara. The governor stated
The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate cancellation of the N20 fee for the retrieval of national identity number (NIN) on mobile networks. The country’s minister of communication and digital economy,
A French court has sentenced a Moroccan man to life in prison for attempting to carry out a gun attack on a high-speed train between Brussels and Paris in August
Governor Kenya’s Nyamira county John Nyagarama has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi. The 74-year-old governor is said to have been hospitalised for weeks and
Ethiopia’s government is “closely following” a cross-border attack on Sudanese troops by Ethiopian forces and militia. The country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated this in a tweet Thursday. According to
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks, bringing the number nationwide to 17. Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, at a press conference Thursday
A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first. Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo
Nigeria on Thursday recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases forvthe first time, months after the first case was confirmed in the country on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre
President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has said he intends to pardon all prisoners who have served at least half their sentences and have shown “exemplary behaviour” while in prison. The
On the heels of the reopening of four land borders by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the immediate dismantling
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of 344 kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families,
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) shortly before it adjourned plenary. The passage of the document was sequel
Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram has reportedly released a video showing dozens of young boys in a forest begging for the Nigerian armed forces to stop looking for them. Earlier
The Economist Newspaper has named Malawi the country of the year for “reviving democracy in an authoritarian region”, citing the nullification of the 2019 presidential election results that were marred by irregularities.
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. Cholo Abdi
Families of the 333 schoolboys abducted last Friday in Kankara, Katsina State, have expressed concerns that they may be brainwashed or held for years. A report Wednesday by Reuters quoted
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that a curfew will be imposed from 21:00 to 05:00 after a spike in cases of coronavirus. The government says the restriction will
Following the controversy as to who’s responsible for the kidnap of over 300 schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State, Senator Shehu Sani has said it’s logistically impossible for jihadist group Boko haram
Yoweri Museveni Uganda’s President has reappointed his eldest son, Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the country’s Special Forces Command, an elite unit with the responsibility of guarding the president and first family.
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