Schoolchildren are calling on the government to prioritize education to secure their future as they met to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Juba, South Sudan. At an all-day jamboree hosted by Radio Miraya, operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, 20 schoolchildren from two schools took over programs and hammered home the message that quality education is paramount to the future of the countryrsquo;s young population. ldquo;If South Sudan is to become as developed as Uganda and Kenya, then our government needs to invest in training for our teachers and provide resources for our schools,rdquo; says...

Survivors said Monday that the death toll from a weekend gunmen attack in north-central Nigeria has risen to 150. Villagers were still digging through burned structures, counting ......

Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, received, on Monday in Rabat, the...

Download logo The Republic of Panama considers the autonomy initiative as ldquo;the most serious, credible and realistic basis for resolving the regional disputerdquo; over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a Joint...

Despite facing the global regulatory challenges on tobacco...

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations.

Nigeria | 16 seconds ago *Insists family must recover FG?s debts to MKO Festus Akanbi Kola Abiola, the first son and head of the family of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Bashorun Moshood Abiola, has stated that some Nigerians were omitted from the list of those honoured by President Bola Tinubu for their roles in the efforts to actualise June 12, 1993 election victory. Also, thirty-two years after the election was annulled and the chain of events that culminated in Abiola?s death, Kola has disclosed that the then military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), is yet to apologise to the Abiola family. This is just as he also revealed the decision of the Abiola...

Nigeria | 21 seconds ago Segun James Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigerians, particularly Christians and young people, to actively participate in politics as a vital tool for shaping the country?s leadership and driving lasting societal transformation. Osinbajo made the charge yesterday while delivering the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Daniel Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture, held at The Fountain of Life Church in Lagos. The event, with the theme: ?The Evolving Relationship Between the Church and the Government in Nigeria,? attracted thought leaders, clergy, policymakers, and...

Nigeria | 24 seconds ago Wale Igbintade Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has commended Nigeria?s 26 years of uninterrupted civilian rule, adding however, that the country has not achieved a strong multi-party democracy. Agbakoba who spoke during a television interview at the weekend, said the current practice where almost everyone wants to belong to the party in power needs to...

Nigeria | 29 seconds ago Juliet Akoje in Abuja. The Joint Committees on Public Accounts and Public Assets in the House of Representatives have summoned the Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso over alleged breaches of the Fiscal...

International human rights organization Amnesty International on Friday said that the Nigerian government#8217;s pardon for the Ogoni Nine falls #8220;far short of real justice#8221;. The human rights organization published the statement in response to the government#8217;s decision on Wednesday...

Download logo His Majesty King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to HM King Charles III, Sovereign of the United Kingdom, on his...

Download logo His Majesty King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence and compassion to the President of the Republic of...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) announced yesterday that its official opening, originally scheduled for July 3, has...

The US administration under President Donald Trump is weighing a sweeping expansion of its travel ban, potentially...

The International Finance Corporation...

Egypt is stepping up efforts to become a regional energy hub, highlighting major strides in power interconnection projects with Arab, African, and European partners, according to data published by the Egyptian Cabinet. ......

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Makhtar Diop, on Sunday to discuss boosting investment flows and providing financing for the country#8217;s private sector, the presidency said in a statement. Egyptian...

Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mr. Makhtar Diop. The meeting was also attended by Vice President and General Counsel for IFC, Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, and Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Dr. Rania Al...

Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the call focused on regional developments. President El-Sisi emphasized Egyptrsquo;s categorical...

At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria?s...

Download logo While the residents of Uror Country continue to be plagued by cattle raids, revenge killings, and the mobilization of armed youth, the region has become a major destination for displaced families seeking to return and rebuild their lives. This makes efforts to strengthen protection of civilians more important than ever and is why peacekeepers serving...

Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Martyrs and Victims Honoring Fund, Major General El-Sayed El-Ghaly, and the Fundrsquo;s Executive Director, Major General Ahmed Al-Ashaal. The fund honors the martyrs, as well as victims, missing and the injured of military and security operations and terror attacks and their families. Spokesman for the Presidency,...

Nigeria | 21 minutes ago ? It#8217;s wrong for govt to fight repentant terrorists, says commissioner Francis Sardauna in Katsina Residents of Katsina State were aroused by anger and resentment on Sunday following the engagement of a wanted terrorist kingpin, Ado Aleru, in a peace deal with residents of Danmusa Local Government Area of the state. Aleru, who was declared wanted by the Katsina State Police Command in 2020 for terrorising Katsina and Zamfara communities, attended a meeting in the Bichi community of Danmusa with other...

Thousands of pro-Palestine activists were blocked from reaching Egypt?s Rafah crossing for the Global March to Gaza.

Au Mali, les suites de l?embuscade tendue vendredi dans le nord du Mali à un convoi de l?armée malienne et de l?Africa Corps (ex-Wagner) par les rebelles maliens du Front de Libération de l?Azawad (FLA). Chaque camp revendique une victoire.

Nigeria | 2 hours ago Michael Olugbode in Abuja The European Union (EU) has allocated ?500,000 (over N900 million) in humanitarian aid to provide emergency assistance to children and mothers suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Northern Nigeria as a response to the alarming levels of record from the area. The funding, according to a statement yesterday by EU, will enable the Nigeria Red Cross Society to assist approximately 170,000 households affected by or at risk of malnutrition in the northern states of Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara. The statement...

Nigeria | 2 hours ago Bassey Inyang in Calabar The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has been accused of allegedly orchestrating a calculated disruption of the inauguration of projects executed by the Federal Government in Calabar, the state capital. The incident, allegedly involved the destruction of structures prepared for the inauguration of a road projects executed by the Federal Government through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Calabar South Local Government Chairman, Hon. Patrick Archibong, was alleged to have...

Nigeria | 42 minutes ago Olanrewaju Fatunmbi Nigeria is in celebration mood. Celebrating 26 years of an unbroken civil rule alongside Icons of democracy. In democratic governance, development and happiness of the people are the primary objectives of participatory governance. For us in Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (aka Yayi) is effectively on course, promoting grassroots development, striving to achieve the happiness of the greater good of all and sundry. Not only that his developmental projects have changed the infrastructure landscape of his constituents, his empowerment initiatives, human capital development programmes, healthcare delivery service, and...

Download logo In a demonstration of Ugandarsquo;s growing commitment to collaborative Healthcare Diplomacy, the Uganda Embassy in Washington D.C. in partnership with the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), and key stakeholders including AFRECC, Olympus, and Kyabiirwa Surgical Center, hosted a high-level esophageal Cancer Symposium at Four Points by Sheraton, Kampala. Under the theme ldquo;Leveraging Science, Innovation and Technology to Address the Burden of Esophageal Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa,rdquo; the event marked the culmination of a four-day health-focused agenda that began with specialized surgical training at Kyabiirwa Surgical Center in Jinja. Over 50 patients received treatment...