The UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan was in Addis Ababa for the World Without Hunger Conference in replacement of theUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…
Breaking: Africa set to Host Road World Championships…
Africa is where the next Road World Championships will be held in 2025, as announced by the Switzerland-based world governing body for sports cycling competitive events, The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). This will be the…
Breaking: Curbing the Rise of Kidnapping in Kinshasa,…
Night police roadblocks have reappeared in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC, to track down taxis accused of kidnapping, assaulting and ransoming helpless passengers. Their "Road-block" operation allows ordinary vehicles…
Breaking: Pro-Ouattara supporters rally In Paris ahead of…
Supporters of the current Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara gathered in Paris to show their support to their candidate. Ouattara who came to power in 2010, following the refusal of former president Laurent Gbagbo to…
Libya: Oil production to restart soon according to…
Eastern Libya's strongman General Khalifa Haftar said oil production would restart soon, ending the 8 months blockade of the nation's oild fields, that has caused a 10 billion dollars loss in revenue according to National…
Breaking: Islamic State claims August killings of French…
The Islamic State group claimed the August killing of six French aid workers and their two local guides in Niger. The NGO workers, aged between 25 and 30, were visiting the Koure National Park, a…
Breaking: Senegalese allege racism in Diack corruption verdict
Senegal and the sporting world has been shaken after the former head of the world athletics body, Lamine Diack, was found guilty of corruption by a Paris court. Residents in Dakar alleged racism and said…
Breaking: Former IAAF chief Lamine Diack found guilty…
The former head of World Athletics Lamine Diack has been found guilty for his role in allowing Russian athletes to pay bribes to compete when they should have been suspended for doping. The 87-year-old Senegalese…
Breaking: Nigeria hikes petrol prices as COVID-19 bites…
Petrol prices have risen in Nigeria after the oil-rich nation dumped a controversial petrol subsidy system in the face of a coronavirus budget crunch. The cost of fuel at the pump has risen by around…
Breaking: ECOWAS, Mali to meet after opposition rejection…
The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month's coup has rejected a transition charter to establish an 18-month interim government until an election could take place. It followed three days…
Breaking: 18-month Transition for Malian NCSP Junta Coup…
One and a Half Year Transition The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSP) junta coup leaders have decided, after three days of talks with the main opposition political entities and civil society…
Breaking: Morocco Warns of Growing Islamic State in…
A cell of dangerous terrorists with allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) found with explosive belts, kilos of ammonium nitrate — the same substance behind the devastating explosion in Beirut, bladed weapons and electronic equipment,…
Breaking: This Burkinabé champion is also an engineer
Hughes-Fabrice Zango is an engineer and a triple jump champion. When he is not training for the Olympic Games, he is preparing his thesis in electrical engineering. From 8AM to 4PM, Monday to Friday, Zango…
DRC: Dr Denis Mukwege put under UN protection
Dr Denis Mukwege has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving death threats. Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work in…
Breaking: S.Africans react to economic meltdown
South Africans on the street are weighing in on the latest economic indicators showing the economy contracted by 51 per cent in the second quarter of this year. South Africa's economy shrank by more than…
Breaking: Egypt tries plasma treatment to fight pandemic
The treatment of the new coronavirus with plasma brings of hopevto Egypt where there is an estimated 100,000 cases and more than 5,000 deaths. The 25-year-old land surveyor from Cairo caught the disease in May,…
Breaking: Face mask suffocates man to death in…
A 50-year-old man, Solomon Ede aka Baba Rita, is dead after his lifeless body was found face down with his face mask, in Alako, Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the Nation, the deceased was always…
Breaking: Former Rwandan minister outlines her mission towards…
Agnes Kalibata, the former Rwandan Minister for Agriculture, has been tasked with leading the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit. In an interview with UN News, she outlined her imaginative and prescient for a modified international…
Breaking: Mali’s junta starts talks on return to…
Mali's military junta began talks on its promised transition to civilian rule on Saturday after mounting pressure from neighbours since it overthrew the nation's leader in a coup. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was detained on…
