Algeria held parliamentary elections on Saturday that the ruling establishment hopes will turn a page on political unrest amid a crackdown on dissent, but even by mid-afternoon few people had

Armed assailants have killed 53 people in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, according to police and local residents, the latest violence to hit the restive region. Many motorcycle-riding gunmen known locally

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s has ensured 10.5 million citizens have been brought out of poverty since 2019. The Nigerian leader stated this during a live broadcast to

South Africa has given several diplomats from Lesotho 72 hours to leave the country over the illegal sale of duty-free alcohol. A notice from the South African authorities listed the

Zambia’s constitutional court has cleared President Edgar Lungu to run for another term in office in August’s elections. The opposition was trying for a second time to get him barred

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Armstrong Idachaba as the Director-General of Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mr Armstrong’s dismissal comes amidst the frenzy that’s enveloped the ban on Twitter and

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed that he has directed National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to carry out an upward review of salaries of policemen. The president

Gunmen have killed a student and abducted eight others in an attack on Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in northwestern Kaduna state. ARISE News can confirm that two lecturers were also abducted during the attack

Kenya has lifted a ban on direct flights to and from Somalia barely a month after announcing a suspension of air travel between the two countries. Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry

The United States has condemned Nigeria’s ban on Twitter stating that the action had no place in a democracy and contravened freedom of expression. The US Department of State’s Spokesman Ned

Firmin Ngrebada, the prime minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), has announced on Twitter that he and his government have resigned. A presidential spokesperson, Albert Yaloke Mokpeme, told the

The Nigerian government has directed all online broadcast service provider and all social media platforms which will include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok and others to obtain broadcast licences for their services.

Nigeria has declared Monday, June 14 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The country’s government also warned against any form of agitation capable of threatening the unity of the country. Minister of