Local authorities in Amhara state in Ethiopia says an unknown number of troops and civilians, including children and women, have been killed with many others injured in “severe and horrific” attacks. The attack has

Chadian soldiers have halted a rebel advance in the country’s capital Ndjamena, according to a military spokesman, after American and British embassies urged personnel to leave ahead of a possible assault

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired senior officials including Labour Minister Ken Kandodo over the alleged embezzlement of Covid-19 funds. The president said the action followed an audit he had

A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain has spread to the nearby University of Cape Town campus, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of students, officials say. The

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday joined those urging President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, for his alleged sympathy for

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. The train was

The Nigerian government has said it is looking to impact education and create safe learning communities across the country. The West African country aims to achieve this through a high-level

As the vaccination of Nigerians against Covid-19 enters its sixth week, the federal government says 1,081,548 people have received their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccines, as at Saturday. According

Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday night described a former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, as a despicable fellow, who resorts to lies and half-truths to try

Popular Nigerian preacher and presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has said no one should be forced to take the Covid-19 vaccine and queried if humans are now

At least 21 migrants from Africa have died after their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa. “The boat

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has been under fire over the past few days from citizens on social media platform Twitter for allegedly sympathising with terrorist

The United States (US) has called for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia “immediately” after reports of rape and sexual violence. US envoy to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated

Authorities in Mozambique have banned the import of poultry products from South Africa because of an outbreak of bird flu. As well as live birds, the ban also includes feathers,

Benin’s constitutional court has approved the election results that showed President Patrice Talon had won. President Talon won with 86% of the votes, while Allasane Soumanou got about 11.3% and

Islamic police in northwestern Kano state of Nigeria have arrested eight people for their alleged refusal to fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Hisbah police enforce Islamic

YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing

Mali’s transitional government has announced 27 February 2022 as the date for the country’s legislative and presidential elections. The West African country is expected to return to democracy after last

A Lesotho-based manufacturer has been allowed to export cannabis products for medicinal use to the European Union. The firm, MG Health, said on Thursday that it had received official confirmation