Rwandan authorities have announced closure of nursery, primary and secondary schools in the capital, Kigali, as numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rise. Authorities in the East African country stated

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have asked the federal government to postpone the planned reopening of schools by three months citing rising Covid-19 cases. statig that it would be

Clashes between protesting Tunisians and police continued on Sunday in the country’s capital Tunis and several other cities across the country. Sunday was the third night of tension which officials

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the country has recorded new variants of Covid-19 at its main airport. In a televised address, the president said the new variants were

The uncertainty over the tenure of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, which expires on February 1, is hampering activities at the Force Headquarters, THISDAY gathered at the weekend.

As schools reopen across Nigeria Monday, concern continues to rise following an insistence by teachers that necessary measures have not been put in place in compliance with the Covid-19 protocols

Despite two Nigerian Supreme Court judgments, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has refused to pay the Ejama-Ebubu community in Tai Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State,

With the 2023 presidential election exactly 761 days away from Sunday, politicians across the two major political parties – the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic

Nigerian governors have scheduled to meet on Wednesday, January 20, to review and consider new safety measures in view of the increasing spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is as

Fitch Ratings has predicted that Nigeria’s external reserves would rise to $42 billion in 2021, higher than the $35.374 billion it stood at the end of 2020. This is according

The Gado Refugee camp in Cameroon has become home to many escaping the increasing violence in the Central African Republic About 60,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries over the

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed the nation’s service chiefs to ensure synergy in the fight against all forms of insecurity, while also promising that Nigeria will witness a significant

Uganda’s opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine has told Al Jazeera the military has “taken over” his compound just hours after he alleged Thursday’s election was rigged. Bobi Wine said the

The Nigerian government on Friday warned her citizens against fake coronavirus vaccines as there are reports that some are in circulation. with the country’s National Agency for Food Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC) urging the

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

More than 100 human rights advocate, activists and musicians from across the world have called on the African Union, US, UK, EU and all people of conscience to condemn in

Uganda has become the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015, a new report has shown. The researchers at privacy protection company Surfshark