Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS. The IGP made this known during a press conference in

The Governor of Oyo State in southwest Nigeria, Seyi Makinde, has said the #EndSARS protests that have rocked the country are “a strong indicator of a systemic failure on the

The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International Monetary Fund has said. IMF

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

Police officers in the Nigerian southwestern city of Ogbomosho shot at protesters, killing one and injuring another during a nationwide protest that has rocked Nigeria, with citizens calling for the

Reports from election observers in Nigeria who are monitoring the Ondo State Governorship election have shown that the election has been marred by violence, massive vote-buying, malfunctioning of card readers

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

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

A judicial panel in South Africa has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to testify next month over allegations of state corruption during his nine-year rule, forcing the embattled politician to

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 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

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

The Nigerian Senate has fixed October 20 to commence debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), a move the Senate President Ahmad Lawan says will ensure the jinx that has

Mali’s former prime minister Boubou Cisse and other officials and military personnel detained during the August coup have been released, according to a statement by the vice president, Colonel Assimi

Leading Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Wednesday said climate change is forcing world leaders to make “life or death” choices, causing them to treat it as an urgent crisis. Vanessa

Hundreds of demonstrators in Namibia took to the streets of Windhoek the country’s capital Wednesday demanding an end to violence against women and children as well as calls for justice for Shannon Wasserfall

Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has named her 2021 budget ‘Economic Recovery and Resilience’ – with her President Muhammadu Buhari saying revenue generation to fund annual budgets has been the

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the serious challenges facing the country’s economy to the coronavirus pandemic. Buhari stated this when he presented the country’s 2021 budget before a joint

Four people are dead while several others sustained injuries when a gas tank exploded in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos state. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, which manages emergency situations