Nigeria | 42 minutes ago Linus Aleke in Abuja The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said that no fewer than 120,000 insurgents have surrendered to troops and 3,000 others were killed in two years. General Musa also announced the recovery of over 2,300 arms and 72,000 rounds of ammunition across theatres of operation in the North. Speaking at a two-day interactive session on Government?Citizens...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $144.27 million to Niger for the first phase of a program that will reform energy sector laws and address the country's critical power shortage. Nigerrsquo;s Energy Sector Governance and Competitiveness Support Program is expected to address governance challenges by strengthening public financial management systems, particularly tax revenue mobilization and tax revenue control system. It will also support the clearance of domestic arrears, public-private dialogue, and...

Nigeria | 3 hours ago Ivory Coast?s President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday he will seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which is due to hold elections in October. His candidacy is contested after he changed the constitution to remove the presidential term limit. The 83-year-old president declared his plan in a...

RSF attacks in North Kordofan are exacerbating the humanitarian crisis on the provincial capital of el-Obeid.

They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.

They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC. ......

Two-time champions Morocco have become the first team to arrive for the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), setting the tone for what promises to be an electrifying tournament co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. ......

As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel's decision to support a one-week scale-up of aid is far from enough to reverse deadly malnutrition rates in the enclave. ......

Download logo The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with the Ministry of Health and Populationrsquo;s Expanded Programme on Immunization, conducted a training workshop to strengthen...

I'm ready to serve, says Mohammed Babangida - Report, July 22, 2025 ......

FILE - Newly arrived Somalis, displaced by a drought, receive food distributions at makeshift camps in the Tabelaha area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia on March 30, 2017. ......

Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, and Minister of Religious Endowments, Dr. Osama Al-Azhari. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the meeting discussed key areas of the Ministry of Endowmentsrsquo; work and initiatives. Dr. Al-Azhari reviewed progress in the Correct Your Concepts awareness initiative, which was recently launched by the ministry. He noted that this initiative is a cornerstone of the ministry's strategy to build enlightened religious and societal...

Download logo As part of his farewell tour, the outgoing Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Wael M. Nasr Eldin M. Attiya, called on the Minister for...

Nigeria | 21 minutes ago * Optimistic about planting 20bn trees through the arrangement * OSC to build South-South technology centre in Africa as Shettima lauds Tinubu#8217;s leadership Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium comprising the Dalberg Group and Campo Group. The move, which is in pursuance of Nigeria#8217;s Green Legacy Programme, is coming just as the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) has chosen Nigeria as the site to build its first-ever South-South Technology Transfer Centre for Africa just has also proposed for Nigeria to host its African South-South...

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), has committed a euro;6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Deacute;dougou Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso, marking a significant milestone towards increasing the country's energy generation capacity. SEFA's commitment comprises a euro;2.5 million senior concessional loan and a euro;3.5 million reimbursable grant, complemented by a combination of subordinated and senior loans from the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). This commitment was formalized during a signing ceremony in Paris on July 18th, bringing together stakeholders from the...

Download logo The mass conviction of opposition figures in Tunisiarsquo;s ldquo;Conspiracy Case 2rdquo; is a new example of the Tunisian authoritiesrsquo; ongoing restrictions on civic space and erosion of judicial independence and fair trial guarantees, Amnesty International said today. The case, based on vague terrorism and state security charges, is the latest in a series of politically motivated prosecutions that appear designed to silence peaceful dissent and intimidate and crackdown on critics of President Kais Saiedrsquo;s government. ldquo;This case illustrates how Tunisiarsquo;s criminal justice system is being misused to suppress peaceful dissent and persecute people simply...

Download logo Following a press release published on 25 July by the non-governmental organisation MSF (Meacute;decins Sans Frontiegrave;res (Doctors Without Borders), mentioning alleged ldquo;massive cutsrdquo; by the European Union (EU), among other international donors, in the response to the nutrition insecurity in Nigeria, the EU...

Download logo The EU-Nigeria partnership was again in focus on July 24 2025, as Amb. Gautier Mignot addressed the faculty, alumni and students of the Lagos Business School (LBS), Nigeriarsquo;s premier incubating ground for policy and business leaders, nested inside the elite Pan Atlantic University, Lagos. The fireside chat themed ldquo;The EU as a Trusted Partner for Nigeria and the Worldrdquo; was part of a lecture...

A coalition led by the paramilitary group fighting for power in Sudan?s brutal civil war has announced the leadership for its self-declared parallel government, further tearing the fabric of a fraying nation. ......

The RSF-backed parallel government could complicate peace talks and cement a de facto partition in Sudan, say analysts.

Le 26 juillet 2023, le général Abdourahamane Tiani renversait le président Mohamed Bazoum avec la promesse de restaurer la sécurité et la souveraineté du Niger. Deux ans plus tard, le pays est fragilisé?: 1 480 soldats tués, et une économie exsangue avec un taux d?inflation record. Quels scénarios s?offrent au Niger?? Nous avons posé la question à Seidik Abba, essayiste nigérien et président du Centre international de réflexions et d?études sur le Sahel. 

Nigeria staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 and lift their 10th TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) crown at the Stade Olympique in Rabat on Saturday night. ......

Under a recently passed law, the Nigerian Securities and...

Sudan?s Rapid Support Forces and allied groups on Saturday announced a civilian prime minister and a new presidential council to lead a rival government, escalating tensions with t ......

Jennifer Echegini says her Women...

Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, denouncing his rule as an...

More than 6,000 aid trucks carrying essential food and supplies are stuck in Jordan and Egypt, unable to reach Gaza...

Jennifer Echegini says her Women's Africa Cup of Nations-winning goal for Nigeria against Morocco is one she will keep in her heart forever. ......

In the latest Africa crypto news, Ghana will license crypto exchanges starting September 2025, as Luno introduces crypto staking services in Nigeria. DRC has released an e-diplôme platform that integrates blockchain for diploma verification. Ghana has joined several African countries in enacting crypto regulations and has announced plans to license crypto exchanges starting in September. In Nigeria, Luno, a crypto exchange, has rolled out a staking service to attract more users. Meanwhile, the DRC is incorporating the blockchain to create a reliable database for government-issued diplomas. These crypto stories and more dominate the continental headlines this week: DISCOVER: Top Solana Meme...

Al-Shabab rebels have seized the central Somali town...