The UN Security Council has given an approval for creation of a new African Union-led peacekeeping force in war-ravaged Somalia. The UN Council on Thursday, approved...
As part of the fallouts from recent terror attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria, the Governor of the state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has hinted at the possibility...
Egypt’s business and religious ally, Saudi Arabia, has boosted the dwindling economy of the North African country by depositing $5 billion in Egypt’s Central Bank as...
The five African teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar knew their opponents on Friday when the draws were held at the Doha...
Two unrelated developmental issues jolted me into reality a little over a week ago, March 22, to be precise. One of the events had a continental...
As the annual Ramadan fast of the Muslim faith kicks in, there has been a surge in the price of food which has made the local...
Following the declaration of a unilateral truce by the Ethiopian government last week, a convoy of trucks carrying food aid has entered territory controlled by fighters loyal to the fugitive...
Veteran US actor Will Smith has voluntarily resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, after the embarrassment he caused by slapping comedian and...
London-based Nigerian, Adeyinka Shoyemi, the acclaimed President of the Young Yoruba for Freedom (YYF), will be cooling his heels in a London prison as he has...
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has deployed two units to the African country’s tri-border area with Burkina Faso and Niger to respond to a...
The European Union (EU) has launched an initiative to reintegrate over 417,661 out-of-school children in Nigeria, particularly in the northwestern...
The World Bank Group has pledged to avail Zambia with approximately $3 billion to support the country’s development goals under...
Kenyan marathon legend, Eliud Kipchoge, has advised young athletes to place success ahead of quick money and riches. The former...
South African “Ampiona” crooner, Tyla, is set to thrill her fans to her new single titled, “Tears’, which is set...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has put the figures of Nigerians killed and kidnapped by non-state actors from January...
Ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has announced an investment of $107 million in its bid to boost safety and service quality in...
The President of South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, has been arrested on allegations of fraud and theft. Jordaan,...
A Chinese mining giant, China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC), has announced the investment of over $1.6 billion in Zambia,...
A lack of mpox vaccine doses has prevented the Democratic Republic of the Congo from starting a campaign in the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has declared that it has finally stopped the long-standing practice of importing petroleum...