Download logo The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Federal...

Download logo As the ECOWAS region commemorates 50 years of regional integration, the ECOWAS Commission reaffirmed its commitment to gender empowerment through a landmark retreat held from 28 to 29 May 2025 at Zuma Rock, Niger State, Nigeria. Organised by the Directorate of Human Resources, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Amazon Executives, the two-day event was a rescheduled celebration of International Womenrsquo;s Day (IWD), postponed from March to ensure inclusive...

At least 21 Kano State athletes were killed on Saturday when their bus lost control and fell from a bridge in Kura Local Government Area while returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria....

Amnesty International stated on Thursday that Nigerian authorities failed to protect their population from violent attacks carried out by armed groups amid the ongoing armed conflict. The organization emphasized that the Nigerian government#8217;s ineffective response to these attacks resulted in a rising death toll and worsened the humanitarian crisis. Amnesty International noted that over 10,000 civilians have been killed in assaults by non-state armed...

Egypt?s ready-made garment (RMG) exports soared by 22% during the first four months of 2025, reaching $1.028bn compared to $840m during the same period in 2024, according to the latest report by the Apparel Export Council of Egypt (AECE). The council?s data showed a strong monthly performance, with exports in April 2025 alone rising by 25% year-on-year to $223m, up from $179m....

Akinwumi Adesina, the trailblazing Nigerian economist and reformer, has bowed out as president and chairperson of the board of directors read more Akinwumi Adesina bows out as president of AfDB ......

Nigeria | 25 seconds ago Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the present security situation in Nigeria shows significant improvements that underscore the effectiveness of governmental strategies in addressing the nation?s security challenges. At a press briefing in Abuja, the group noted that it is sad that there are orchestrated plans aimed at sowing discord between Northern Nigerian Muslims and Christians. According to CNG?s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Charanchi, this alarming development not only undermines the nation?s shared values but also poses a significant threat to the peace and stability of the northern...

Le bilan des inondations ayant touché le centre du Nigeria est passé à au moins 150 morts après la découverte de nouveaux corps, a déclaré samedi un responsable des services d'urgence. Selon les médias locaux, des milliers de personnes ont été déplacées, et plus de 50 élèves inscrits dans une école coranique sont également portés disparus.

World Boxing says Algerian gold medallist must get genetic screening to compete in future events, including Olympics.

Israel has refused to cooperate with the Ramallah meeting planned by Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.

At least 3,018 people displaced and 265 houses destroyed in the floods in central Nigeria as more rains are feared.

Download logo ldquo;For very long time, we have been waiting for peace. With peace, there will be no more war. The time for change is here now,rdquo; crooned prominent South Sudanese reggae singer, WJ De King and fellow artist Irene Toss. Their electrifying performance brought hundreds of people to their feet, singing and dancing together, at the flagship event commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeeping in Bor, Jonglei State. ldquo;Peace begins with self-love, with self-reliance. Peace begins with celebrating diversity and embracing unity.rdquo; The dynamic duo embraced the theme for the day by launching a new song, commissioned by the United Nations Mission in...

Download logo HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, on his...

Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, takes note of the appointment of H.E. Dr. Kamil al-Tayeb Idris as Prime Minister of the...

By Kebba AF Touray The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a key recommendation urging the regional bloc to revise its Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance to explicitly prohibit presidential third terms?an issue widely seen as a trigger for political instability in West Africa. The resolution was passed Thursday during the regional legislature?s ongoing First Ordinary Session, following a delocalized meeting held in Banjul from April 28 to May 2. The meeting focused on the regional implications of the recent withdrawals of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS, and produced a series of recommendations through a joint committee comprising members from...

Nairobi, May 30, 2025?The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by an Ethiopian regional court?s decision to sentence Jigjiga Television Network founder Ahmed Awga to two years in jail on charges of disseminating hateful information via a Facebook post he did not author. On May 22, the Fafen Zone High Court in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia?s eastern Somali Region, sentenced Ahmed, whose legal name is Ahmed Abdi Omar, to two...

Ghana put up an impressive second-half performance but fell to Nigeria 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2025 Unity Cup. ......

Several people remain missing in state of Niger after torrential rains submerged town of Mokwa...

Download logo The State of Libya has taken a critical step towards its full membership of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) with the acquisition of shares in the African multilateral Bank, making the country both a participating state and a shareholder of the Bank. The country submitted its payment for the acquisition of the Bankrsquo;s shares on 13 May 2025. Libya acceded to Afreximbankrsquo;s Establishment Agreement in October 2024, becoming the 52nd African nation to do so, and marking an important step towards full continental coverage and advancement of the Bankrsquo;s continental integration agenda; through trade and investments. The acquisition of...

Nigeria | 1 hour ago Laleye Dipo in Minna No fewer than 21 people are reported to have been killed by flash flood which accompanied 8 hours of heavy rains in Mokwa local...

Nigeria | 1 hour ago In celebrating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu#8217;s Second anniversary on Thursday, the Minister of Women Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has charged Nigerian women to seize the numerous opportunities provided by the President#8217;s renewed hope agenda in making a difference for themselves and their families. This was disclosed at the Town Hall Meeting held at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development in Abuja, where the Minister reaffirmed the Federal Government?s unwavering commitment to accelerating women?s voices in national development. The Town Hall Meeting,...

A Tunisian appeals court on Friday toughened the sentences against 20 defendants accused of being involved in the 2012 attack on the US Embassy in Tunis. Court spokesperson Habib...

Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people, an emergency services official said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise further. Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday washed away and submerged dozens of homes in and around the city of Mokwa, in Niger state. We have so far recovered 115 bodies and more are expected to be recovered because the flood came from far distance and...

Download logo Nigeria provides $500 million to extend the Nigeria Trust Fund for another 15 years ldquo;It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as president of the African Development Bank Group and to serve Africa ldquo;ndash; Dr. Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank Grouprsquo;s 2025 Annual Meetings (www.AfDB.org) closed on Friday with a plenary session, following five days of meetings and discussions on Africarsquo;s development landscape. The meetings also saw the election of a new president for a five-year term, beginning 1 September. On Thursday, governors of the Grouprsquo;s 81 shareholders elected former finance minister Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah as the new...

Au Mali la justice civile rejette la plainte de plusieurs requérants dont des hommes politiques qui contestent la décision prise le 13 mai dernier de dissoudre tous les 300 partis politiques que compte le pays. Les requérants affirment vouloir poursuivre le combat pour l?annulation de la décision de la junte de dissoudre les formations politiques .

Local officials warn the death toll could rise after heavy rainfall flooded a market town in Niger State.

Obeid hospital suffers severe damage in paramilitary assault, worsening health crisis in Sudans civil war.

Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit. ......

Mauritanian economist who led Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa will succeed Akinwunmi Adesina...

Nigeria | 21 minutes ago The United Kingdom has said it is committed to fostering stronger international ties with Nigeria to ensure democratic and economic development. UK?s Minister for Africa at Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), Lord Ray Collins, gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday, when he visited the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Collins affirmed UK?s interest in Nigeria?s democratic and...