Breaking: President Barrow in early lead in Gambia election
Gambian President Adama Barrow had a narrow early lead after Saturday’s presidential election, according to provisional results from the first few constituencies to be verified […]
Africa
Let’s enhance people-to-people relations to avoid unhealthy competition, Buhari tells Ramaphosa
By Abdullahi Muhammad, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja urged stronger emphasis on people-to-people relations between South Africa and Nigeria to evolve a bond that […]
Buhari: Ramaphosa’s visit successful despite Omicron scare
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja described the State Visit of President Cryil Ramaphosa of South Africa as successful despite the scare generated by the […]
Japan urges citizens to leave Ethiopia amid mounting tensions
“Currently, commercial flights continue to fly. We urge Japanese citizens to leave this country,” Hayashi said.
Nigeria, South Africa to strengthen agreement on youth development
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Nigerian Government has reiterated its commitment towards strengthening the bilateral relationship with the Republic of South Africa in the area of […]
UNHCR: ECOWAS court key to saving 5.5m displaced West Africans
“Today, there are 5.5million possibly displaced people in ECOWAS countries, of this number, 5.1 million are internally displaced, and 450,00 are living as refugees.
Aisha Buhari receives Burundian First Lady ahead of AFLPM summit
“As you are aware, AFLPM has not been active for some time now, so we decided to revive it to give our contribution as mothers towards the development and peaceful coexistence in our continent,“ she said.
Olusegun Obasanjo meets TPLF chiefs as Ethiopia claims new war victory
Obasanjo had arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday for scheduled meetings with warring parties: the representatives of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and those of the TPLF and allied armed groups.
Cape Verde opens first embassy in Nigeria
“We seek greater integration of markets, trade, connectivity, private investments and tourism. Cape Verde wishes to position itself as an air and digital hub in Africa and integrate regional value chains in trade and industry,” he said.
Gbajabiamila advocates common passport, market, others for full African integration
…as 51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference opens in Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has advocated full integration in Africa […]
Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion leaves 92 people dead
The mortuary at Connaught Hospital reported 92 bodies had been brought in by Saturday morning. About 30 severely burned victims were not expected to survive, according to Foday Musa, a staff member in the intensive care unit.
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible
“Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Ethiopia calls on all Saudi citizens in Ethiopia to leave as soon as possible, given the current situation,” the embassy said in a statement, urging citizens to be extremely careful and alert.
African Union suspends Sudan over military coup
The continent-wide bloc said it “strongly condemns the seizure of power” and was suspending Sudan from all AU activities “until the effective restoration of the civilian-led transitional authority”.
Mali Junta expels Ecowas Representative
Mali’s transitional government has ordered an envoy of the 15-nation West African regional bloc to leave the country within 72 hours because of actions “incompatible with his status.”
Sudan’s detained prime minister freed, escorted home.
Hamdok had been held at Burhan’s home, the general said, and was in good health. But of the many other senior government officials detained Monday, Burhan alleged that some tried to incite a rebellion within the armed forces, saying they would face trial. Others who are found “innocent” would be freed, he added.