Schools in Mali reopened on Monday after several postponements following a teachers’ strike and efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. Education authorities said that measures had been put in

There have been renewed protests in a Tunisian town, triggered by reports that a young man injured during clashes last week had died in hospital. Soldiers were deployed to government

The head of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province will self-isolate for a fortnight after causing an uproar for not wearing a face mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has given a hint that his agency will seek the government’s approval to conduct drug

Nigeria’s federal government has extended the guidelines on phase three of the eased lockdown by one month with effect from Tuesday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr.

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Monday warned against further delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as it will result in more colossal losses

Reports suggest several residents were shot dead in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state following a clash between officers of the Nigerian Army and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) established by the Indigenous People

The Presidents of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed concern over growing terrorism and piracy in West Africa sub-region, even as they called on member nations to

The Nigerian government has said the security situation in the country way better than what was obtainable in 2015 when the Muhammadu Buhari administration assumed office. The country’s Minister of Information and

Eleven people are dead and fourteen others injured after heavy fighting broke out at a Somali town near the Kenyan border, eyewitnesses have told the BBC. The fighting in Baled-Hawo

Kenya and the United Kingdom have agreed to refresh the UK-Kenya Security Compact, with a promise to work together to defeat the common threat of al-Shabab. On a two-day visit

The Nigerian Governors Forum has backed Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, stating that Fulani herdsmen in the state were not asked to leave the southwestern state. Chairman of the Nigeria

Doctors in Zimbabwe have protested against a Twitter slur by the government spokesperson, who referred to them as “medical assassins” in the wake of the deaths of senior government officials

A group of Cuban medics, including five doctors and nine nurses, have arrived in Mozambique to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. They will be stationed in hospitals in the capital,

A Ugandan court has ordered security forces to cease surrounding the home of opposition leader Bobi Wine, whose house arrest since the presidential election has drawn international pressure. Troops have

Ghana has lined up series of activities for the state funeral of the West African Country’s former president, Jerry Rawlings. A Requiem Mass was held on Sunday at the Holy