Ethiopians in the war-scarred north are dying from lack of healthcare services, are suffering food and water shortages, and remain “terrified”, according to aid agencies finally accessing remoter parts of

Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany has announced her engagement to Michael Boulos, a Lebanese and French entrepreneur with huge ties to Nigeria. A picture posted to Instagram shows

Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died, with details on the circumstance around his death unclear. President Emmerson Mnangagwa eulogised Mr Moyo as a “devoted public servant and a

Human rights organisations in Kenya have asked international and regional bodies to set up a mediation team to address alleged election malpractices in neighbouring Uganda. Under the banner of Africa

Nigeria’s Presidency on Tuesday called to order Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), over his seven-day ultimatum to herders to vacate the forests in the state following growing insecurity

Former South African president Jacob Zuma will once again fail to appear before a commission probing suspicions of widespread corruption, one of his lawyers, Eric Mabuza has said. The move has sparked

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Benin Republic to be a good neighbour to Nigeria. The president, while hosting his Beninoise counterpart, Mr. Patrice Talon, stressed the importance

Poultry farmers under the aegis of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Tuesday warned of the possible loss of over five million jobs in the sector due to the various

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced 6th November 2021 as the date for the conduct of the Anambra State Governorship election. In a statement sent to ARISE News and signed by

Uganda has accused the United States of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the US ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The

Zimbabwean banks have closed about 17% of their branches as an escalation in the number of coronavirus infections spurs lenders to shut their doors for the time being and accelerate

Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lockdown on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that have resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. This

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said nine African nations and Iran should lose their voting rights as required under the UN Charter after defaulting on payment of their dues to

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), on Monday warned that Nigeria could no longer fold its hands

Nigeria’s federal government has proposed the deployment of 52 non-career ambassadors to its foreign missions abroad. According to the one-page list, a former Deputy Editor of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Oma

Uganda’s pop star turned opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, who is better known as Bobi Wine has said the US ambassador was “turned away” from his home by soldiers during an

Tunisian president Kais Saied has urged protesters to desist from vandalizing private and public properties shortly after he met with residents of Ettadhamen city. It comes after a fourth consecutive