Militants on motorbikes kill 20 troops in Mali – Officials
Twenty members of the security forces have been killed in Mali by suspected Islamist militants, officials say. The attack came early on Sunday at the […]
Africa
Music revenue for 2021 to hit $86 million – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that projected revenue from the local music industry is projected to hit $86 million by […]
Coronavirus: Anxiety rises as Chinese city goes into lockdown
A sense of anxiety is growing in Wuhan as the Chinese city goes into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a deadly […]
Lagosians warned on deadly Coronavirus hitting Asia
The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on a new virus, the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) which is currently raging in China and has been […]
Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos, ‘ripped off Angola’
Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals […]
Access bank gains full acquisition of Transnational Bank
The central Bank of Kenya has approved the acquisition of 100% of Transnational by Access Bank effective February 2020. In a statement, CBK says the […]
Netflix set to release first original African series movie
“Queen Sono” is the first Netflix original Africa series, and is set to be released globally on the 28 of February. The commissioning of the […]
Sudan army quells Khartoum mutiny by pro-Bashir troops
Sudanese troops fired in the air near the HQ of the General Intelligence Service on Tuesday Sudan’s army has quelled a rebellion by former elite […]
President Buhari to head Nigerian delegation to 1st UK-Africa Investment Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Nigerian delegation to the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. The Summit is expected to bring together British and African […]
Nigeria rated 4th most risky country in humanitarian catastrophe
The International Rescue Committee, IRC, has ranked Nigeria as the 4th most at-risk country for humanitarian catastrophe in 2020 after Yemen, the Democratic Republic of […]
Uganda president sets off on six-day march through jungle
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has begun a six-day march through the jungle, walking 195 km (121 miles). He is retracing the route he and his […]
FG denies diplomatic row with Ghana over embassy building
The Federal Government of Nigeria has dismissed a purported diplomatic row with the republic of Ghana over its mission’s property in Accra circulating on social […]
Abducted South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed returns home
South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2017, is back home, his family says. He was working for the charity Gift […]
Idris Elba given Sierra Leone citizenship on first visit
Idris Elba has been given citizenship of his father’s native Sierra Leone. The British film star landed in the capital Freetown on Wednesday for his […]
JAMB, The Gambia partner on institutional development
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and The Gambia have decided to synergise on matters relating to institutional and educational development of The Gambia. […]