The Sudanese Armed Forces say they have withdrawn from the area as part of its defensive arrangements.

Nigerias defence chief suggests fencing off borders around the country.

Download logo His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to President of the Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,...

ldquo;Every day is about survival.rdquo; This stark message captures the urgency of the dire situation as the heavy rains begin to fall in Bentiu where vast parts of the landscape are already submerged by catastrophic floods that devastated the area five years ago. Lieutenant Colonel Jamal Haroon is one of a team of engineering peacekeepers from Pakistan, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, who are responsible for maintaining a vast network of dykes protecting 300,000 people from the 4,500 square...

There has been an intense contest about who is the authentic national secretary of the PDP, between Samuel Anyanwu and a former PDP National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye. ......

Mr Essien said Governor Eno had,...

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will increase the number of international students in Russia to 500,000 ......

Download logo The Government of Saudi Arabia must immediately halt the reportedly imminent execution of 26 Egyptian nationals sentenced to death for drug-related offences, in violation of international law, an UN expert said today. ldquo;The Governmentrsquo;s claim that applying the death penalty for offences such as smuggling, receiving and distributing narcotic substances under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act complies with international law is incompatible with its legal obligations under International...

Download logo The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudanrsquo;s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country. ldquo;Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly one million Sudanese in Khartoum with food and nutrition support,rdquo; said Laurent Bukera, WFP Country Director in Sudan. ldquo;This momentum must continue; several areas in the south are at risk of famine.rdquo; In an update from Port Sudan, Mr. Bukera reported that a mission to Khartoum had found many...

For a year now, Meacute;decins Sans Frontiegrave;res (MSF) teams in Darfur, Sudan, have been witnessing outbreaks of measles in the four Darfur states where we currently work. While massive vaccination campaigns are finally ongoing in several locations across the region, MSF calls on health authorities and medical organisations to increase efforts to catch up on the immunisation of children who have never been vaccinated. The first surge of measles cases observed and treated by MSF were in June 2024 in Rokero, in Central Darfur, where MSF teams have been running the local Ministry of Health hospital since 2020. At the start of 2025, cases were also reported in East Jebel Marra, South...

The Sudanese army on Tuesday accused troops loyal to putschist Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar of assaulting border posts, marking the first time Sudan has directly implicated its ......

Download logo Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, is scheduled to visit the Africa region, in a five-day visit that will take him to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. During his visit, Mr. Moreira da Silva will meet national authorities and development partners. He will...

The World Bank has revised down its forecast for Egypt?s economic growth in 2024, projecting real GDP expansion of just 2.4%, compared to 3.8% in 2023. A moderate recovery is expected in the years ahead, with growth forecast to rise to 3.5% in 2025 and 4.2% in 2026, according to the latest Global Economic Prospects report. These projections represent downward revisions of 0.4, 0.7, and 0.4 percentage points respectively from the estimates published in June 2024,...

Arabian Post - Dog owners across Nigeria are trimming meals and turning to homemade alternatives as soaring inflation and currency devaluation drive imported pet?food costs up to levels equivalent to the national minimum wage. A crisis in livestock staples has now reached the country?s urban pet economy. Inflation in Nigeria has surged since May 2023, when the government removed a long-standing fuel subsidy and devalued the naira. General inflation hit nearly 35% last December?the highest in 30 years?with a softer but still elevated annual rate of 23.7% observed by April 2025. Staple food prices are the main driver, pushing many households to adapt their diets; now the strain of elevated...

Depuis plusieurs mois, les groupes djihadistes multiplient leurs attaques au Sahel. Au Mali, la situation est critique. A Tombouctou le camp militaire du centre-ville et l?aéroport ont été pris d'assaut par le JNIM. C'est dans ce contexte que le groupe paramilitaire Wagner a annoncé son retrait du pays, cédant sa place à un autre groupe russe : Africa Corps. Pour en parler nous recevons Seidik Abba, journaliste, écrivain président du centre international de réflexion et d'étude sur le Sahel.

Severe levels of hunger, destitution and desperation found in the town of Jabal Awliya, south of Khartoum.

Breaking | 22 seconds ago ?Pays two-day official visit to Enugu ?Says Nigerians must use diversity to build a strong, prosperous nation DejiElumoyein Abuja First Lady, Senator OluremiTinubu, commenced her two-day working visit to Enugu State on a high note, with the flag-off of the distribution of 10,000 kits to midwives and nurses in the South-east yesterday. The event, according to Mrs. Tinubu, marked the last phase of a nationwide distribution of 60,000 branded scrubs and 60,000 pairs of crocs across the six geopolitical zones. The distribution of the tools and kits was to complement the ongoing nationwide training exercise for 120,000 frontline health workers by the federal...

FILE - This undated photograph handed out by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, right, in northern Mali. (French Army via AP) ......

Nigerian singer, Tems is set to headline the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show, taking place at MetLife Stadium in New York on July 13. ......

Former First Lady, Maryam Abacha, has refuted long-standing allegations that her late husband, General Sani Abacha, looted Nigeria's treasury. ......

El Geneina / Sennar / Singa / East Sennar / Abu Ho -- Health...

Mogadishu, June 9 -- Somalia's main opposition coalition, the Somali Salvation Forum, on Monday rejected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's scheduled talks on June 15 and 22, saying they lack broad political consensus. ......

Ordered by the Moroccan authorities from Israeli supplier Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Spike missiles have just been delivered to the ......

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is in Finland looking for inspiration for the surveillance of his country's own land borders, especially with Niger. ......

There is still some time to go before...

KlasJet, an exclusive private and corporate jet charter company that is part of the world#8217;s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, Avia Solutions Group, has signed an agreement with Air Cairo to provide chartered flights this summer. The agreement sees KlasJet operate charter flights for...

Canon concludes the 'Women Who Empower' initiative with a graduation event at Lagos, Nigeria on June 5, 2025. 20 participants from WISCAR (Women in Successful Careers) showcase their creativity in an exhibition. Canon Central and North Africa (Canon-CNA.com), a leader in imaging solutions, in collaboration with Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), proudly celebrated the graduation of the second season of lsquo;Women Who Empowerrsquo;, mdash; an initiative designed to equip women with practical skills in photography, videography, and printing. The graduation ceremony which took place in Lagos at Hive by Zen, the creative studio of Canon Ambassador and renowned lifestyle photographer...

APR (Rwanda) punched its ticket to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) Semifinals with a commanding 104ndash;73 victory over Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria). Nuni Omot led...

Nigeria | 9 seconds ago Sunday Okobi The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor is safe and operational. NRC also said for official updates and travel advisories, passengers should rely only on verified NRC communication channels. The corporation, in a statement issued by the acting Deputy Director Public Relations, Callistus Unyimadu, yesterday, said it has been drawn to a widely circulated social media message warning the public to avoid train travel, particularly...

She told a UK court that some of the money involved was sourced by her husband, who had been elected as a lawmaker. ......