Heavy gunfire has broken out in Somalia’s capital as opposition leaders defied a ban on public gatherings to protest about delayed elections. At least one explosion was reported at the

Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as a second wave of infections overwhelms hospitals.   Praised for its early response to the pandemic, the continent now struggles with a dangerous

The Ethiopian government has accused Sudan of provoking a conflict and making an attempt at pushing the two countries into a war. There have been rising tensions between the two

Militiamen  in Somalia have attacked army positions in the capital, Mogadishu, close to the Presidential Palace, the country’s government has said. In a short statement, the security minister said the

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo has declared his intention to run for the office of the governor of Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria. Soludo,

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday directed workers in all the states where the national minimum wage of N30, 000 is yet to be paid to immediately proceed on

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday berated the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), for

Analysts on Thursday called on the federal government to implement the 2021 budget to boost infrastructural development, ensure policy consistency and proper management of the Covid-19 pandemic in order to

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday stressed the importance of Nigeria being interested in peace in the neighbouring Niger Republic. According to him, peace in the Niger Republic must matter to

The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin (rtd) and the erstwhile service chiefs on Thursday explained why security challenges facing the country could not be surmounted

Seven soldiers have been given jail sentences by a disciplinary committee for beating up journalists outside the United Nations Human rights office on Wednesday, the Ugandan military has said. They

Zanzibar’s Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad has been buried in his home village in Tanzania’s Pemba Island, following his death on Wednesday at the age of 77. His cause of

A former Comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko Inde has died. The cause of his death remains uncertain but Mr Dikko had been facing several corruption charges

The World Health Organization says it will send more than 11,000 Ebola vaccinations to the West African nation of Guinea in the coming days to combat the resurgence of the

Zimbabwe has begun vaccinating its health care workers as the country rolls out its COVID-19 inoculation programme. The southern African nation received its first 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Wednesday rallied Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits who have turned kidnapping into a thriving business. Magashi, speaking against the