Speaking to reporters on Friday, UN Secretary General Guterres noted that serious cuts to humanitarian aid by the US is going to unleash highly damaging consequences for millions of people across the globe. Guterres said…
Djibouti, Eritrea face threats as US-Iran conflict escalates:…
The Red Sea strait of Bab el Mandeb, located between Yemen and the African countries of Djibouti and Eritrea is one of the areas that might be on the receiving end of rising escalations between…
Pro, anti-Turkey protests rock Libya over troop deployment…
Two protests, for and against the news of Turkish military deployments into Libya took place in different parts of the country. On Thursday n the eastern city of Benghazi, Libyans took to the streets to…
Ethiopia’s opposition parties merge as election fever rises
Opposition parties in Ethiopia including Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Nationalist Party (ONP) have formed a coalition ahead of May’s national elections. The coalition comes hardly a week after OFC…
Gambia president launches own party after rift with…
Gambian President Adama Barrow earlier this week launched his own political party in the capital, Banjul, confirming what political watchers had predicted for the West African country. The move frees him from the coalition that…
South Sudan: ICRC facilitates release of 23 people…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on Thursday, said it had facilitated the release of 23 people previously held by a rebel group in South Sudan. ICRC said in a statement issued in…
Turkish parliament backs troops deployment to Libya
Turkish troops are going to Libya after Parliament, on Thursday passed a motion authorising the government to deploy them in support of the UN-backed government. The lawmakers voted on the motion in an emergency session.…
Algeria releases protest detainees
Algeria on Thursday released a prominent opposition activist after freeing dozens of other people in recent days who were jailed during 10 months of mass protests. Report says Lakhdar Bouregaa’s release after six months in…
South Africa: Two killed, 17 injured in New…
At least two people were killed and another 17 were injured during separate New Year’s Day shootings in South Africa’s Johannesburg on Wednesday.Two women were killed during a drive-by shooting incident at a restaurant in…
Rwanda’s President urges citizens to look forward to…
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has urged Rwandans to set their sights beyond 2020 to ambitions set out in Vision 2050 as a new development strategy to succeed the outdated “Vision 2020”.In a speech that was…
Nigeria presents POCACOV to Chinese police
The concept of Nigeria’s Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has been presented to Chinese Police in Chinese’s Guangdong province. This was done in a seminar session at the ongoing security exchange programme…
Algerian president appoints new PM
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Saturday appointed Abdelaziz Djerrad as prime minister and requested him to form a cabinet, official media reported. The state-run radio Channel III noted that Djerrad has already served as secretary general…
Cameroon: Christmas rocked by gun battles in Anglophone…
At least three persons were killed in the South West Region on Christmas Day follow heavy gun battles between security forces and suspected armed separatist fighters. Christmas celebrations were marked by serious gun battles in…
Turkey mulls sending troops to Libya
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send troops to Libya to shore up the UN recognised Government of National Accord(GNA) based in Tripoli. Erdogan has been fighting off months-long offensive by Khalifa Haftar’s forces…
Cybercrime: Nigerian arrested at Seattle Airport on way…
A Nigerian, Emmanuel Mong, caught trying to catch a flight home, is in the process of being extradited from Washington to Stamford in California, where he will face charges that he illegally intercepted a $30,000…
Ex-Ivorian speaker slams political witch hunt of supporters
Former Ivorian rebel chief and candidate for the 2020 presidential election, Guillaume Soro, on Tuesday denounced the arrest of his supporters. He also denounced the will of the government to prevent him from running in…
Pirates attack ship in Gabonese waters; one killed,…
A crew member was killed and four others were taken hostage by pirates in waters off the capital of Gabon, a government spokesperson confirmed on Sunday, December 22. Government spokesperson Edgard Anicet Mboumbou Miyakou said…
Eritrea president in Ethiopia on official visit
Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki is in Ethiopia on an official visit. He was met at the Addis Ababa International airport by his host Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Eritrea’s Information Minister said in a tweet that:…
Nigerian Presidential Aspirant, Sowore Regains Freedom
Pro-democracy campaigner and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from detention. He was released on Tuesday evening following an order to the Department of State Services by Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
