Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo.
August 08, 2024
A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of groups affiliated with the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist groups
August 08, 2024
Somalia's cabinet approved a bill on Thursday that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades,
August 08, 2024
Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
August 08, 2024
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday, as their protest movement sought to
August 08, 2024
Comoros President Azali Assoumani has granted sweeping new powers to his son, Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene at all stages of government decision making,
August 07, 2024
Nigeria has arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, Peter Afunanya, a
August 07, 2024
South Africa is moving ahead with implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, despite strong opposition from
August 07, 2024
The U.S. said on Wednesday it would provide nearly $414 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 25 million people need such
August 07, 2024
Niger's junta on Tuesday cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine over remarks from officials it said showed Ukraine's support for groups involved in fighting in neighbouring Mali that
August 06, 2024
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, the state
August 06, 2024
A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from running for office on a charge of
August 05, 2024
From Nigeria to London: Nelly Agbogu is on a mission to elevate African small businesses
August 05, 2024
Police arrested 14 Ugandan opposition officials and supporters on Monday as they marched through their capital towards the Kenyan embassy to protest against Nairobi's decision to
August 05, 2024
Ethiopia has imported 14 million litres of cooking oil to ensure sufficient supplies of the basic commodity, its trade minister said, after the country's central bank floated
August 05, 2024
The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military
August 05, 2024
Nearly 100 police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between M23 rebels and the military in Congo's east
August 05, 2024
Protests in Nigeria over the soaring cost of living ebbed on Monday, with only a few hundred people turning out in major cities following a deadly crackdown by security
August 05, 2024
Sudan on Sunday denied the existence of famine in North Darfur's Zamzam camp for internally displaced people, while an aid group said there was a risk of a severe shortage of special
August 04, 2024
An international aid group says it was forced to ration malnutrition treatment for children in a famine-hit area in Sudan's Darfur region because of a blockade imposed by a notorious paramilitary group on the area
August 04, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit three African countries this week in an effort to drum up support for Kyiv's position in its war with Russia, his ministry said on
August 04, 2024
Nigeria’s leader has called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned violent and blaming “a few with a political agenda” for driving them
August 04, 2024
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity for dialogue,
August 04, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins quarterfinal bout and guarantees herself an Olympic medal
August 03, 2024
Nigeria's police on Saturday arrested dozens of protesters and fired teargas to disperse those trying to march to government offices in the
August 03, 2024
Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
Son of Uganda's president ends 2026 election bid
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EU member Cyprus calls on Lebanon, Israel to show restraint in Middle East
Iran's Supreme Leader says Israel is committing 'shameless crimes' against children
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