Buhari, Moroccan King discuss strategic dev’t projects
President Muhammadu Buhari and Moroccan leader, King Mohammed V1 on Sunday had a telephone conversation to discuss joint efforts towards realization of strategic development projects […]
Africa
Uganda Presidential election: Bobi Wine heads to Court, challenges Museveni
The counsels representing Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said they have filed a suit at the Uganda supreme court, challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in […]
COVID-19: South Africa secures 20m Pfizer vaccines
South Africa has secured 20 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the health minister told a Sunday newspaper. Africa’s worst virus-hit country has yet […]
Egypt set to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses
Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday. The Egyptian authority in charge […]
Troops vacate Bobi Wine’s house
Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, a day after a court ordered an end to the […]
Buhari canvasses restructuring of ECOWAS, orders release of $20m to counter terrorism
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for the restructuring of ECOWAS, saying that the organization needed to streamline its management to adjust to […]
Missing Catholic Priest found dead in Burkina Faso
A priest missing since Tuesday in Burkina Faso’s jihadist-plagued southwest has been found dead, security and local sources said Thursday. “The priest’s lifeless body was […]
Internet restored in Uganda, 5 days after Presidential election shutdown
Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the country ahead of elections the opposition […]
Breaking: Museveni elected 6th term President in Uganda
Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the Uganda presidential election with 58.64% of the total votes, according to the country’s electoral commission. The […]
Breaking: President Museveni in early lead as vote counts continue in Uganda poll
Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is currently leading in the presidential election followed by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, a pop star-turned-politician, popularly known by his stage […]
Breaking: In Cameroon, Suicide Bomber bombs, kills 13
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in an attack on a village in northern Cameroon […]
Akufo-Addo sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s President amidst chaos
Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president, hours after scuffles between rival politicians broke out in parliament. Soldiers were […]
N675 billion for arms, training of soldiers – Federal Government
Mohammed Ali Ndume, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Army said The Federal Government has reserved N675 billion for procurement of arms and equipment […]
Nigeria will continue to play expected role in Africa-Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that Nigeria will continue to play the role expected of it not only in the West-African sub-region, but also on […]
Breaking: Violence reported as incumbent President Akufo-Addo wins again
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo won re-election with 51.59 percent of the vote, results from the election commission showed on Wednesday, as deadly violence gripped the […]