The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate cancellation of the N20 fee for the retrieval of national identity number (NIN) on mobile networks. The country’s minister of communication and digital economy,

A French court has sentenced a Moroccan man to life in prison for attempting to carry out a gun attack on a high-speed train between Brussels and Paris in August

Governor Kenya’s Nyamira county John Nyagarama has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi. The 74-year-old governor is said to have been hospitalised for weeks and

Ethiopia’s government is “closely following” a cross-border attack on Sudanese troops by Ethiopian forces and militia. The country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated this in a tweet Thursday. According to

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks, bringing the number nationwide to 17. Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, at a press conference Thursday

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first. Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo

Nigeria on Thursday recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases forvthe first time, months after the first case was confirmed in the country on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre

President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has said he intends to pardon all prisoners who have served at least half their sentences and have shown “exemplary behaviour” while in prison. The

On the heels of the reopening of four land borders by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the immediate dismantling

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of 344 kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families,

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) shortly before it adjourned plenary. The passage of the document was sequel

Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram has reportedly released a video showing dozens of young boys in a forest begging for the Nigerian armed forces to stop looking for them. Earlier

The Economist Newspaper has named Malawi the country of the year for “reviving democracy in an authoritarian region”, citing the nullification of the 2019 presidential election results that were marred by irregularities.

Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. Cholo Abdi

Families of the 333 schoolboys abducted last Friday in Kankara, Katsina State, have expressed concerns that they may be brainwashed or held for years. A report Wednesday by Reuters quoted

The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that a curfew will be imposed from 21:00 to 05:00 after a spike in cases of coronavirus. The government says the restriction will

Yoweri Museveni Uganda’s President has reappointed his eldest son, Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the country’s Special Forces Command, an elite unit with the responsibility of guarding the president and first family.

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the two-week deadline given to citizens to update their SIM card registration with their National Identification Number (NIN)

The Kano State government in northwestern Nigeria has ordered the closure of all schools —including private and public schools. The order was contained in a statement issued by Sanusi Kiru,