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Ankara, July 11, 2025 -- Mediation talks hosted by T#xFC;rkiye between Somalia and Ethiopia have stalled, diplomats from both countries said, amid deepening tensions over Ethiopia's contentious port access agreement with Somaliland. ......

Sabiid, Somalia -- Residents of Sabiid...

The Turkish president on Friday met with his Somali counterpart in the capital Ankara and discussed bilateral...

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the US embassy on Tuesday announced that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months. ......

Sudan?s brutal civil war is pushing...

darfur-1stld-writethru 915 words · 1 photo ICC cites evidence of ?war crimes? in Sudan?s Darfur NAIROBI - War crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in Sudan?s western region of Darfur, where survivors have described rapes, killings, bombings, kidnappings and deliberate starvation by both sides in the country?s civil war, the International Criminal Court has told the U.N. Security Council. Such crimes triggered a global outcry when the arid Darfur region was the scene of fighting two decades ago, eventually leading to an ICC indictment of then-President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on genocide charges. But the latest crimes, part of a new war between the military and a rival...

Mali edge closer to a quarter-final place at the 2024 Women...

L'armée nigériane a lancé mercredi une opération militaire, impliquant des avions de chasse, sur le convoi d'un groupe armé qui traversait des villages de l'État de Kebbi. Selon un responsable politique local, 150 membres d'un groupe criminel ont été tués.

Lebanons President Joseph Aoun says his country seeks peace with Israel, but is not ready to normalise ties.

New York, July 10, 2025?The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations on July 10 in a statement condemning Tunisia?s ongoing...

Nigeria | 26 minutes ago * Says Nigeria has e-visa policy for US and many other nations#8217; citizens while US has failed to reciprocate for Nigerians * Promises further engagement with US authorities to resolve the unnecessary restrictions amicably Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Presidency on Thursday formally reacted to the news making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu stopped the issuance of five-year multiple-entry visas for United States citizens, saying at no time did the President stop the issuance of the multiple-entry visas to US citizens. It stated that President Tinubu rather sustained the diplomatic tempo in line with the principle of subsisting bilateral agreements...

Nigeria | 22 minutes ago Francis Sardauna in Katsina The Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative has urged Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State to continue to prioritize poverty reduction, health and infrastructural development. The anti-corruption group also called on the governor to actualise...

Nigeria | 14 seconds ago The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed September 29 for judgment in a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, ?a shadow government? in the country. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after DSS? counsel, Akinkolu Kehinde (SAN); Utomi?s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), and the invited amici curiae (friends of the court) made their submissions for and against the suit. Justice Omotosho had, on June 25, informed the parties on the need to invite at least six eminent experts in the legal profession from the six geopolitical zones of the country to advise the court on...

Uyo -- An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced 29-year-old Akaninyene Thomas Okpon to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon. ......

Washington D.C. / Cairo -- US...

Will link the nation?s commercial capital to a key coastal city. ......

South Africa?s economy is likely to take a knock if the 30% import tariff on local goods announced by United States President Donald Trump this week kicks in on 1 August, economists have said. South Africa is one of 14 countries that received formal communication from the US earlier this week regarding proposed tariff increases. Tunisia is the only other African country targeted. Trump said the tariff will address what he called a trade imbalance between the US and South Africa, which he said ?must move away from these long-term, and very persistent, trade deficits engendered by South Africa?s tariff, and non-tariff, policies and trade barriers?. Trump announced punitive tariffs against...

Egypt?s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Atty met Thursday with Minister of Housing Sherif El-Sherbiny to discuss expanding cooperation with African nations, focusing on infrastructure, construction, and sustainable development projects. ......

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has forced 700 households to flee North Kordofan State in southern Sudan, the International...

Arabian Post - Nigeria has secured a $747 million syndicated loan, led by Deutsche Bank, to fund the initial 47.47?kilometre phase of its flagship coastal highway spanning from Victoria Island to Eleko Village in Lagos. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the financing on Wednesday, marking a record for road infrastructure funding in the country. Lenders in the syndicate include First Abu Dhabi Bank, African Export?Import Bank, Abu Dhabi...

The presidency has declared that the US claim of reciprocity as the reason for the recent visa policy does not accurately reflect the reality of Nigeria's current visa policy toward US citizens. ......

The Nigerian government is rallying investors to commit more investments into one of Africa?s biggest economies as various reforms implemented read more Nigeria rallies investors as reforms gain traction ......

Malian junta chief Assimi Goïta on Thursday approved a law granting him a five-year presidential mandate, renewable as many times as necessary and without election. ......

Nigeria net a late...

La loi accordant au général Assimi Goïta un mandat de président de cinq ans, renouvelable "autant de fois que nécessaire" et sans élection a été promulguée jeudi. Cette décision le conforte à la tête de l'État malien jusqu'à au moins 2030.

Authorities claim 24 fighters neutralised around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.

Nigeria | 25 minutes ago Funmi Ogundare In an effort aimed at addressing the stark underrepresentation of black students in UK doctoral programmes, Nigerian-British academic, Dr Ifedapo Francis Awolowo is leading a transformative initiative to change the narrative with his pioneering programme, Accomplished Study Programme in Research Excellence (ASPIRE). The initiative, according to him, is already producing...

French engineering and technology company Technip Energies is expanding its presence across Africarsquo;s energy sector, advancing key projects and supporting the continentrsquo;s energy transition. The company is set to advance the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel for the $7.2 billion Eni-led Coral Norte project in Mozambique in the short-term period. Following an April 2025 approval by the Mozambican government, Eni will adopt Technip Energiesrsquo; FLNG unit with a capacity to produce 3.55 million...