Local officials say landslides in southern Ethiopia have killed at least 50 people following heavy rainfall in a distant mountainous part of the Gofa zone on...
The World Bank Group has pledged the sum of $30 million to support refugees and host communities in Zambia. Senior Social Development Specialist and Task Leader...
A chieftain of the ruling party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has told Nigerians not to expect immediate changes in the fortunes...
The Nigerian Presidency has warned against a planned nationwide protest scheduled to kick off on August 1, saying it could degenerate into anarchy. Special Adviser to...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that as the world’s worst displacement crisis worsens in Sudan, almost 10 million, which is about 20% of the...
Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Friday, disclosed that the Federal Government would spend N3 trillion on the new minimum wage as...
There was serious commotion in the Zambian parliament on Thursday which led to members of the Patriotic Front (PF) and allied lawmakers staging a walkout, citing...
After a lingering row over a national minimum wage between the Nigerian government and organized labour, the unions have decided to settle for N70,000 proposed by...
A day after the Director-General of the Zambian Anti-Corruption Commission, Thom Shamakamba, resigned from his position over allegations of corrupt practices in the agency, President Hakainde...
A new report released by Statisense, a data collection organisation, has revealed that well over 600,000 Nigerians filed for asylum in other countries between 2016 and...
Following the completion of a recent visit to Egypt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that its mission had...
A day after dismissing Choguel Maiga for criticising the government, Mali’s governing junta named its spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, as Prime...
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion investment...
Morocco’s official media reports that Chinese President, Xi Jinping, visited Morocco briefly on Thursday. According to Morocco’s MAP, Crown Prince...
A survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that around 65% of Nigerian households, which is...
Ghana and The Gambia are in the process of launching free roaming services that will enhance a West African connectivity....
Leader of one of Zambia’s opposition parties, Advocates for People’s Prosperity (APP), Mwenye Musenge, has criticised the Patriotic Front (PF)...
Ghana and Leicester City winger, Abdul Fatawu, has been ruled out of the rest of the EPL season after suffering...
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say six people have been arrested over a break-in and vandalism at...
Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian separatist leader based abroad, has been placed under detention by the Päijät Häme District Court...