Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Ivory Coast’s commercial capital on Saturday to protest against President Alassane Ouattara’s plan to seek a third term in the October 31 presidential

North Korea unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other additions to its growing weapons arsenal at a military parade on Saturday. Leader Kim Jong Un took centre

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno says he has advised the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to end the Niger Delta amnesty programme, which has seen “N712 (about $1.8bn) wasted in

Hurricane Delta has made landfall as a Category 2 storm in southwestern Louisiana in the United States. The center of the storm hit land near Creole on Friday, with top

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration’s determination to reform the country’s police should never be in doubt, the first time he will speak on a movement that has

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Friday unveiled legislation that would allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the president, insisting it’s not about US President

Protests against a Nigerian police unit have received a boost from celebrity support and viral campaigning. For more than a week, the #EndSARS hashtag has been trending on social media

The first direct talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in twenty-five years between Armenia and Azerbaijan are underway in Moscow. The talks between the foreign ministers of both countries

AfDB interested in transformational agro value chain industrialization projects which add value to competitively-produced commodities in Africa – VP Quaynor At a webinar held Thursday by the Nordic-African Business Association

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has accused US President Donald Trump of being “complicit” in the plot that was uncovered of men who allegedly planned for months to kidnap her. Authorities

A previously unknown painting by Ben Enwonwu, Nigeria’s most celebrated 20th Century artist, is up for auction. ‘The Court of the Oba of Benin’, thought to have been painted in

A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali arrived Friday in France — and says she wants to return to her aid work

A Ghanaian member of parliament has been shot dead on Friday morning by persons suspected to be armed robbers in the central part of the country as he returned from

Authorities in Ethiopia have confirmed the killing of fourteen civilians in fresh attacks in the western Benishangul-Gumuz state with fourteen of the perpetrators who were alleged to have carried out

The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.

Los Angeles prosecutors have charged rapper Tory Lanez with shooting artist Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this year. Lanez is accused of shooting at Megan Thee Stallion’s feet,

US President Donald Trump has completed his course of therapy for Covid-19 and could resume public engagements as early as Saturday, according to his physician. Dr. Sean Conley said in

Actress Whoopi Goldberg has hinted that a third Sister Act film is in the pipeline, 27 years after its sequel was released. On US talk show, ‘The Late Late Show

Germany on Thursday donated medical equipment to Peru worth $1.17m to help improve medical care in remote parts of the Amazon in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation

In a notice posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, said it