South African police on Monday arrested five suspects over the 2014 murder of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa, a major breakthrough in a case that stunned the crime-ridden nation. The

After a seven-week interruption, talks between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt over the controversial mega-dam across the Blue Nile are set to resume on Tuesday. The announcement by South Africa’s President

Tanzania’s opposition has accused the government of making it difficult to accredit thousands of opposition electoral observers who want to ensure the vote is fair. Presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, who

At least 100 people were arrested following violent anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official told local media Sunday. Demonstrators are demanding a new date for

Following several days of protests and violence across Nigeria, the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, has said “the military will do everything possible to ensure that subversive

  Lawyer and Human Rights activist Femi Falana has condemned the hoarding of coronavirus palliatives in several cities in Nigeria, calling it a “crime against humanity.” The discovery of COVID-19

Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has said a group he oversees has identified the barracks where officers of the military emanated from and shot protesters

Governors of Nigeria’s south-western states have said the large scale of destruction witnessed last week in Lagos following #EndSARS protests, was well coordinated and funded. The governors stated this at

Paucity of funds has stalled the activities of the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, THISDAY gathered at the weekend. It was learnt that no

Hoodlums have brought Calabar – the Cross River capital renowned for peace, cleanliness and tourism – to its knees, with arsonists and looters having a field day over the weekend.

Electoral authorities in Seychelles have declared opposition candidate Wavel Ramkalawan the new president of the East African country upsetting incumbent Danny Faure in Saturday’s vote. Ramkalawan polled nearly 54.9% according to the country’s

A former Nigerian presidential candidate and former governor of Cross-river state Donald Duke has described the ongoing unrest in the state and across the country as a national problem where

Nigerian activist and prominent cultural leader Chief Gani Adams believes the only way out of Nigeria’s lingering institutional problems is to restructure the country constitutionally. Adams, is the Aare Ona

Ethiopia has denounced “belligerent threats” regarding a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the operation of its massive hydropower dam, hours after US President Donald Trump suggested Cairo would eventually

One hundred and eighteen elephant tusks were seized in Ambam, in southern Cameroon, a hotspot for ivory trafficking near the border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Jean-Claude Ekoube, head of

Attackers have stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon with guns and machetes, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen more, according to the United Nations. Arriving on motorbikes

Electoral authorities in Guinea has declared President Alpha Conde of Guinea winner of Sunday’s election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo who received 33.50% of

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has relaxed an earlier announced 48-hour curfew on the state and says restriction of movement will now be from 6 pm to 8 am commencing

The head of the Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate mobilization of the police to quell all instances of violence, looting and destruction of property across the country. The