The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based institution, in its latest Africa’s

The United States, in a report, “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020’’, released on Wednesday by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and

A former Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Charles Soludo on Wednesday escaped a bloody attack when gunmen stormed his community town hall where he was having an interactive session with

The United States of America has shut its embassy in Niger’s capital, Niamey, amidst reports of a failed attempt by some soldiers to stage a coup. “US embassy Niamey will

Central African Republic’s President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was sworn in on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries in the capital Bangui. President Touadéra was re-elected for a second term

Mozambican troops are on the look-out for militant Islamists who had carried a massive assault on the coastal town of Palma last week, terming the operation “cleansing and manhunt”. It

Authorities in Algeria have warned against the use of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 as it poses a “danger to human health”, privately owned daily newspaper El Khabar has

Civil society groups in Kenya have threatened to protest against the tough restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus. President Uhuru Kenyatta last week banned all inland travel in and

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi says the state is determined to make this year’s National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) a great experience. The chairman of the Nigeria Governors’

The Lagos State Government has extended the timeframe of the state judicial panel investigating SARS brutality by three months. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on October 19, 2020 had set

Heavy gunfire was heard near Niger’s presidency in the early hours of Wednesday, two days ahead of the swearing-in of president-elect Mohamed Bazoum, a Reuters reporter said. Heavy gunfire started

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that in order to recover its huge debts from Arik Air, it injected over N375 billion in the airline and established

President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the United Kingdom has returned to the front burner the need for Nigerian hospitals to be equipped in line with global best practices, a

The International Criminal Court at the Hague on Wednesday upheld its acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo of multiple charges of crimes against humanity following the 2010-2011 post-election violence that killed some

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the country’s service chiefs to put an end to banditry and kidnapping. The Nigerian leader gave the order on Tuesday at the presidential villa

Tanzanian authorities have confirmed that 45 people died in the stampede as mourners gathered to view the body of former President John Magufuli. The country’s police also said thirty-seven other

South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told members of the country’s ruling ANC they must resign within 30 days of being charged with corruption or face suspension. Mr Ramaphosa was

Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the country is facing an acute shortage of oxygen in hospitals across the country. This has been caused by a rising number of Covid-19 cases

The presidency has announced that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the United Kingdom on Tuesday for medical check-up. Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s media aide in a statement on

Niger Republic has commenced its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 with China’s Sinopharm vaccine. Health workers, vulnerable people over 60, members of the defence and security forces, refugees and migrants, are among groups