Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, Monday said the federal government had so far connected some 40,000 Nigerians through the construction of 30 new solar mini-grid projects in various

Nigeria’s federal government has owned up that acquiring the Covid-19 vaccine for the public is a challenging task before the country because of the global politics around vaccines. To that

Lawmakers in the Nigerian House of Representatives have resolved to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief members of the lower chamber on the deteriorating security situation in the country. The

Early polls have opened for essential workers in Ghana ahead of national elections on Monday. The Electoral Commission says more than 100 security personnel, journalists, and staff of the electoral commission

The Nigerian Senate is livid with President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to sack military chiefs that they say have overstayed in office thereby running out of ideas and culminating

Several Ugandans have been injured as security forces dispersed supporters of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, in Kayunga, near Kampala. Four members of his campaign team have been

Following the gruesome murder of at least 43 rice farmers in Nigeria’s Northeastern Borno State on Saturday, the State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, made six recommendations to Nigeria’s federal government,

The number of farmers that might have been slain by Boko Haram on the rice field in Borno may be more than 43 after all. The UN had on Sunday

The head of local forces in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray says they are still fighting near the regional capital, Mekelle, which was seized by government troops at the weekend.

The state funeral of former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings will be held on 23 December, his family announced on Monday. The ceremony will be held at Independence Square in

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Monday accused Borno citizens of frustrating the war against terror by providing information on troops’ movements and activities to Boko Haram. Coordinator of Defence Media Operations,

Lawyers in Cameroon have commenced a boycott of all courts in protest against what they are describing as police brutality. Earlier in November, police officers assaulted and tear-gassed several lawyers

In what seems like a walk back on earlier claims that over 110 farmers were killed in the attack on rice field in Borno State by Boko Haram, the United

Togo’s first woman to run for president alongside another opposition leader are being held by the authorities after they were arrested over the weekend. Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, who in 2010 was

Chibeze Ezekiel, a Ghanaian environmental champion has been announced as the recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2020, citing his commitment to pushing for good governance in Ghana’s environmental sector