Breaking: Late Deby ’s son takes over, to head Transitional Military Council in Chad
A transitional military council is established in Chad, headed by Lt.-Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby, the son of late president Idriss Deby, the Al Wihda newspaper […]
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Breaking: Chadian President, Deby, dies ‘after clashes with rebels’
Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on […]
Deby reelected Chad President for 6th term
Chad’s long-ruling President Idriss Deby Itno was re-elected to a sixth term with 79.32 per cent of the votes cast in April 11’s election, according […]
4,000 Kano indigents to join police constabulary, says Ganduje
By Abbas Bamalli Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says his administration is planning to send more than 4,000 youths to police constabulary training. The […]
Djobouti President set for 5th term contest
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to extend his two-decade rule of the tiny Horn of Africa nation as the country heads to the […]
‘Attempted Coup’: Soldiers arrested days to Niger Presidential election
A security source disclosed that some soldiers have been arrested after heavy gunfire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday in Niger capital, Niamey. […]
Many dead as Militants launch attack in Mozambique
Dozens of people are dead following an attack on the town of Palma in northern Mozambique, according to a spokesperson from the country’s defence department. […]
Breaking: Over 30 perish, 66 injured as train crashes in Egypt
Thirty-two people died and 66 were injured in a ghastly train crash in Sohag, southern Egypt. According to the Health Ministry, two trains collided in […]
Buhari: An unstable Libya remains a problem for the sahel region
As far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow in the Sahel region of the African continent, President Muhammadu Buhari […]
First female President emerges in Tanzania
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania’s first female leader after John Magufuli’s […]
Breaking: Tanzania President, John Magufuli, dies at 61 amidst COVID-19 rumours
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar […]
Nigeria, Benin Republic seek ways to end rice importation in ECOWAS region
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaThe federal government and the Republic of Benin have agreed to work together to end the importation of rice in the Economic […]
Pictures: Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo, receives world’s first free Covax jab
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world’s first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations […]
Niger: Opposition leader claims victory, shuns official results
Opposition leader Mahamane Ousmane on Wednesday claimed he narrowly won Niger’s presidential elections, a day after official results said he lost by more than 11 […]
COVID-19: South Africa halts vaccination programme
South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet […]