The UN refugee agency has reported a sharp increase in refugees fleeing the violence in the Central African Republic. Some 60,000 people have left the country in the past week

Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky on Thursday predicted travel would permanently change due to the pandemic with people seeking out thousands of smaller cities and spending more time visiting

Indonesian investigators with the National Transportation Safety Committee have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week, the

Following concerns over the opaqueness of the recent allocation of expected 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to states by the federal government, governors of Nigeria’s 36 states are making moves

Ninety-six companies from various jurisdictions have indicated interest in rehabilitating the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) downstream infrastructure, including critical pipelines, depots and terminals. A statement Thursday in Abuja by

North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as “the world’s most powerful weapon”. Several of the missiles were displayed at a parade

After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed

In a self-assessment on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari awarded his administration high marks, saying the country is better than he met it more than five years ago. But the main

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, to stop their “unlawful” actions. It also asked President Muhammadu Buhari

The Nigerian Army’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday raised the alarm over the purchase of fertilisers by suspected terrorists to manufacture explosives. The Coordinator of the Directorate of Defence Media

US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1tn for

The number of people seeking unemployment aid in the U.S. soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated

The Nigerian government has said the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools is unchanged. The country’s ministry of education on Thursday in a statement and signed by Ben Goong, director, press and public relations

Ethiopia and Sudan have continued to trade accusations over a border dispute as tensions between the two East African neighbours escalate. Ethiopia’s foreign ministry says Sudanese armed forces have pushed

Ethiopia’s opposition satellite channel Esat TV reports that more than 100 people have been killed in renewed ethnic attacks in the restive area of Metekel in the country’s western Benishangul-Gumuz region.

A former Nigerian military Governor of Lagos and Imo States, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd), has died of suspected COVID-19 complications. A source close to the family confirmed his death in Lagos

The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday. Nicaise Ndembi, senior science adviser

The United States has canceled plans to observe Uganda’s tense presidential election on Thursday, citing a decision by electoral authorities to deny accreditation to most members of the observation team.