On September 23, 2024, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris received UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House. The visit was quite historic as it marked the…
UN peace efforts suffer huge blow, PM urges…
The peace keeping efforts initiated by the United Nations have suffered a huge blow as the Libyan eastern parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in the country’s unity government. Post the result, the prime minister…
A failed coup Attempt in Sudan has been…
Authorities in Sudan said on Tuesday that a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government, but they said the attempt failed and that the country's ruling council and military remained in power. After more…
In the Sahel, French Forces Killed the Leader…
The chief of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who had been chased for years following fatal attacks on US soldiers and French charity workers, was killed by French troops deployed in Africa's Sahel…
Tunisians March in the Streets to Protest President…
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through central Tunis on Saturday, demanding a restoration to parliamentary democracy following President Kais Saied's power grab in July. Journalists claimed that security officers on the ground and an interior ministry…
Climate Change Should Be a Must for Africa’s…
Africa will be one of the first regions to be impacted by Climate Change. This is majorly due to the tons of natural bodies, resources in the country that make it more susceptible to climate…
Somalia’s President Suspends Powers of his Prime Minister…
Yesterday Somalia's president, Mohamed Farmajo announced that he was suspending the executive powers of his prime minister, Mohamed Roble due to the twist in a feud that has plunged the country into a deep political…
ECOWAS on Guinea crisis
ECOWAS, who are known as leaders from the Western Africa Bloc met Accra yesterday to discuss the political crisis in Guinea. The situation has been described by the chairman of the group as a burning…
Nigeria To Lift Ban Over Twitter
Nigeria has not had an easy life on any account. It has been plagued by child kidnapping by fascist groups and now it has grappled with a social media ban for the longest time. But…
Former Angola President Dos Santos Returned Months Before…
Angola's former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, arrived in the country on Tuesday from Spain, marking the first time he has gone home since leaving office, according to the country's national press agency. The former…
Ethiopia says Tigrayan Forces Defeated in Afar
Ethiopia, on Thursday, said rebellious forces from the troubled Tigray region had been defeated in the neighbouring Afar region and had withdrawn. The Tigrayan forces, on the other hand, said they had just shifted troops…
Zimbabwe Unions Take Employers to Court for Compelling…
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has taken the government and six companies to court for asking thousands of workers to get vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines else be prepared to get…
A Tunisian wounded in the Arab Spring sets…
After the government failed to compensate a young man injured in Tunisia's 2011 revolution, he burned himself alive. The self-immolation of 26-year-old Neji Hefiane harkens back to the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor…
Former South African president Zuma awarded medical parole
The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been freed on medical parole - two months after he was imprisoned due to contempt charges. It was revealed by the government’s department of correctional services…
US agency accuses Tigrayan forces of looting aid…
Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region looted warehouses, in recent weeks, belonging to a US humanitarian agency in the Amhara region - said USAID's mission director, Sean Jones, in Ethiopia on Tuesday. “Rebels in the war-torn…
In Nigeria, thousands of Boko Haram fighters have…
The Nigerian military claims that approximately 6,000 Boko Haram members have surrendered to authorities in the previous several weeks, including commanders, fighters, and their families. Hundreds of Boko Haram members have reportedly surrendered in Cameroon.…
Preserve content of rights abuses in Afghanistan: Human…
Leading human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Access Now, Mnemonic have called on social media platforms to preserve and archive all content relevant to provide evidence of incidents of human rights abuses…
At the Berlin summit, African leaders renewed their…
African leaders gathered in Germany for a summit renewed their calls for Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, claiming that the decision would provide countries with more affordable vaccines. Africa has received the fewest vaccines of any…
Hundreds of kidnapped students in Nigeria have been…
After gunmen freed them from forest hideouts, nearly 100 Nigerian school children kidnapped three months ago from an Islamic seminary were reunited with their parents on Friday. The tegina seminary abduction in northwest Niger State…