The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted after Facebook, a social media platform blocked the account of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. Reports suggest the account was blocked after

Rwandan Government has said the capital city, Kigali will remain locked down for seven more days. “To further contain the spread of the pandemic, the cabinet extended existing measures countrywide

Nine troops were killed in Mali’s troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources have said. Their position at Boni, located between Douentza

The war crimes trial of a Sierra Leonean former rebel commander has started in Finland. The prosecution alleges that Gibril Massaquoi – allegedly known by the moniker “Angel Gabriel” –

The Ethiopian government has rejected reports that tens of thousands of civilians have died in the conflict in the northern Tigray region. On Tuesday three opposition parties in Tigray accused Ethiopian

Traders in Abuja, the Nigerian capital have been left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a popular market and two major malls on Tuesday for not

A Ugandan minister has withdrawn an ambulance she donated to residents of the northern town of Koboko ahead of the ruling party’s primaries which she lost, the Daily Monitor reports

A South African commission investigating corruption during the presidency of Jacob Zuma has faulted his decision not to obey the summons to appear before it later this month. The commission,

The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said about 80 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will soon be available in the

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, who was billed to retire on Monday after spending the maximum 35 years in service, may stay longer in office, THISDAY learnt on

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condemned the Cable News Network (CNN) over its coverage of the riot at Capitol Hill on the United States and

Nigeria’s federal government is gearing up for the sale of recovered assets, including vehicles, boats, ships, plants and machinery as well as electronics and furniture, as part of efforts to

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Tuesday warned that Nigeria will be treading dangerous grounds should the demonization of the entire Fulani ethnic group over particular types of crimes be

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said there will be reduced electoral violence during the 2023 general elections when the amended version of the Electoral Act is passed

A commercial flight landed in Timbuktu on Monday for the first time since jihadists captured the fabled Malian city in 2012, launching a new link for local airline Sky Mali.

Amnesty International says security forces in Angola have shot dead at least 10 separatist protesters in the north-east of the country. The killings began on Saturday in the diamond mining

Tanzania has said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines at a time when there are fears that infections are rising in the East Africa country. The country’s Health Minister Dorothy

Mozambique’s health ministry says the country recorded 210 deaths from Covid-19 in January, its worst month since the pandemic started. The number is more than half of the 367 deaths

The management of COVID-19 in Nigeria has not been as transparent as it should, a former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi has said. Mr Obi stated this on Tuesday