This Thursday morning, some fifty protesters gathered at the COP29 venue's gate, calling onrich countries to fulfill their financial pledges to support climate change adaptation and mitigationin the Global South.Activists stress the need for fair…
IGAD member states fail to agree on Transhumance…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states have failed to agree to endorse protocol on transhumance. This came after the two member countries Ethiopia and Somalia refused to sign this protocol on transhumance due…
Zimbabwe ex-tourism minister facing graft charges freed on…
A Zimbabwean former tourism minister was released on bail on Friday after spending two months in jail over the disappearance of $94m from the country's pension fund, the state broadcaster reported. Prisca Mupfumira was the…
Conflict as wild animals invade farms, attack Tanzanians
Tanzania’s two-year anti-poaching programme has registered mixed results with a spike in wildlife populations in national parks and game reserves, and an attendant increase in human-wildlife conflict. Authorities are now grappling with how to keep…
Nearly 2000 arrests in Egypt crackdown – Human…
Egypt has arrested nearly 2 000 people in what may be its biggest crackdown since the aftermath of the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. The authorities…
US confirms handbag designer Marks as South Africa…
The United States announced on Friday it had appointed Lana Marks has been appointed U.S. ambassador to South Africa. Marks, a luxury handbag designer, was born in South Africa and speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, the…
Buhari Condemns Alleged Coup Attempt in Ghana
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the alleged coup attempt in Ghana. He said democratic elections are the only acceptable way to install and change a government in Africa. The Ghanaian government said the alleged…
Boko Haram: New Video Shows Iswap Publicly Execute…
Members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have vowed to continue the killing of Christians in Plateau State. In a video obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, three members of the dreaded…
Buhari’s Jumbled Response To UN Question Sparks Online…
A rapidly spreading video which appeared to show President Muhammadu Buhari giving an incoherent reply to a question at a United Nations climate change panel in New York has sparked social media furore. Mr Buhari…
30 Al-Shabab militants killed by Somali army
The Somali military confirmed on Thursday that its forces have killed 30 al-Shabab militants and injured 40 others in an offensive in the country’s Lower Shabelle region on Wednesday. Hassan Aden Hashi, deputy commander of…
Buhari Address UN On 2019 Election, Corruption In…
President Muhammadu Buhari declared Tuesday in New York that the present Nigerian government is facing the challenges of corruption head-on. Presenting the country’s National Statement as the fifth speaker on the first day of the…
Nigeria: Fire outbreak kills three people in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of three persons following an early morning fire on Wednesday at a flat at Gayawa Tsohowa, in Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Alhaji…
UN Official to Nigeria: Impose Vacant Home Tax,…
Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the federal government to impose vacant home taxes with a view to addressing housing challenges in the country. Ms Fartha at…
Harare To Resume Pumping Water To Residents
Harare City Council announced that it has secured water treatment chemicals that will last for seven days while it is working to acquire more supplies. In a statement released on Tuesday, the council said: Harare…
Capt. Solomon Quainoo Wins ‘Africa Travel 100’ Award…
Ghanaian, Cpt. Solomon Quainoo whose childhood dream was to become a pilot of great repute got honoured in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, 23rd September at Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. From a…
UNGA: Religious Persecution Must End – Trump Tells…
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a call to nations around the world to end religious persecution on Monday as he began three days of diplomatic events at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Nigerian President,…
Kenyans mourn 7 children killed after classroom collapses
At least seven children were killed and more than 50 injured on Monday when a classroom collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, officials said. Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and…
Zimbabwe’s president says Mugabe died of cancer
Zimbabwe’s founding president Roberty Mugabe will be buried on on Sunday, September 15, having passed on last week in Singapore, at the age of 95. Having ruled the Southern African nation for 37 years, until…
Anxiety in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt as Thomas Cook…
British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy, disrupting flights and services for millions of tourists, including in African destinations like Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Thomas Cook failed to reach a last-ditch rescue deal,…
