Sahara desert floods for first time in 50 years, stunning images emerge
A rare downpour has turned parts of the Sahara Desert into blue lagoons, with water pooling around palm trees and sand dunes, the Associated Press […]
Africa
Prostitutes, prospectors behind Mpox surge in DRC – Health officials
Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with some blaming the mining town’s nightlife […]
Libya’s petrol price stands at N52 per litre amid global fuel hikes
Libya continues to offer the cheapest petrol in Africa, with the price of octane-95 gasoline (petrol) standing at 0.15 Libyan Dinar per litre, equivalent to […]
First Mpox case in North Africa detected in Morocco, says CDC
Morocco has recorded a case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, the first in north Africa since the WHO declared an international […]
Kenya mourns as school fire tragically takes 17 children’s lives
At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said Friday. The blaze in Nyeri […]
Security boost: CDS Musa, Nigerien counterpart formalise cooperation with MoU
The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, on Wednesday, met with General Moussa Salaou Barmou, Chief of Staff of the Nigerien […]
President Faye leads ECOWAS reunification talks with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
he West African leaders have assigned Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to persuade the military leaders of three nations not to withdraw from the regional […]
UK’s new Prime Minister halts Rwanda migrant deportation scheme
Britain’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said he was “not prepared” to continue with the previous Conservative government’s flagship scheme to deport […]
Army deploys 177 troops To Guinea Bissau for peacekeeping operations
The Nigerian Army has deployed 177 personnel on a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau to help restore peace and stability in the West African country. The […]
President Ruto backs down, withdraws controversial tax bill in Kenya
President William Ruto of Kenya on Wednesday bowed to his people, refusing to assent to a finance bill which introduced new taxes that the people […]
13 dead as Kenya anti-tax protests turn deadly
The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies […]
South Africa’s ANC loses majority, seeks coalition allies
South Africa’s ruling ANC faced a search for allies to help it form a new government Saturday after it lost its three-decade-old absolute majority in […]
I need 35 visas to travel across Africa,’ Dangote complains
Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has decried difficulties faced by investors travelling on the African continent as he said he needs different 35 visas on […]
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger form confederation after leaving ECOWAS
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift […]
Chad’s Junta leader clinches presidential vote
Chad’s junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won this week’s presidential election in the first round, according to provisional official results released Thursday, extending his […]