In a significant victory for law enforcement agencies combating transnational organized crime, a federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted 37-year-old Nigerian national Oluwasegun Baiyewu of conspiracy to launder funds derived from wide-ranging international fraud schemes. This conviction marks the fifth in a series of prosecutions targeting a group of Nigerian nationals involved in sophisticated financial crimes that exploited vulnerable populations in the United States. According to a statement released by the Office of Public Affairs of the US Department of Justice, Baiyewu, a resident of Richmond, Texas, was found guilty following a 22-day trial held in San Juan. His conviction follows...

NOUAKCHOTT: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials told AFP Friday, the latest deadly sea crossing on the frequent migration path. Thousands of would-be migrants have died in recent years seeking to make the sea trip from Africa to Spain and other European countries. The accident occurred late on Tuesday night when the migrants on the boat saw the lights of a town off...

Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles. ......

Download logo To achieve lasting peace, we must build trust and bridge the gap between leaders and their communities. By actively listening to one another, we can unite and move forward as a nation, said Rodah Nyankiir Makuei at a Citizens' Talks forum in Bor. And this, achieving a greater sense of South Sudanese citizensrsquo; ownership of...

Anger after US special envoy Tom Barack tells reporters in Beirut to be civilised.

Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan...

Mauritania's role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of abuse by its security forces. ......

KHARTOUM: On the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum, builders clear rubble from houses pockmarked with bullet holes, haul away fallen trees and repair broken power lines, in the c ......

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Wednesday 27 August, 2025 Prime Minister of Lebanon Nawaf Salam. ......

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday 27 August 2025, at the government's headquarters in New Alamein to discuss a range of political, economic, and social files on the government's agenda. ......

Boosaaso -- Puntland regional forces...

The West African nation's security forces are accused of alleged rape, extortion and torture. ......

A group of Tebu called for greater political inclusion during a meeting Monday with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Koury. The twelve-member delegation included political, legal, and tribal figures, members of social councils, women, youth, and civil society activists, reflecting the Tebu communityrsquo;s active engagement in...

With the support of the Government of Japan, UN Women Sudanmdash;in partnership with the Sudanese Coalition for Education for All (SCEFA)mdash;distributed 2,500 dignity kits and 3,275 kitchen utensil sets to displaced women and girls in Red Sea and Gedaref States. These kits not only meet urgent needs but also support womenrsquo;s livelihoods and resilience. Among the recipients is Bakhita, who has been displaced multiple timesmdash;from Khartoum to...

Geopolitical Showdown in Somaliland Horn of Africa Freddie Ponton 21st Century Wire The geopolitical scene in the Horn of Africa is becoming more intricate by the day, with both international and regional powers competing fiercely for influence through military, economic, and diplomatic strategies. Nestled along the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, the Republic of Somaliland has been a self-declared state since 1991, following its split from Somalia. It shares borders with Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia, making it a region of strategic significance. However, despite this importance, Somaliland remains unrecognised by any UN member state, largely due to the United States? ?One Somalia?...

Download logo Salif Tiendreacute;beacute;ogo left Burkina Faso in search of a better life. He spent five years travelling through seven countries. In the end, he lost all his money, his freedom, his migration status, and almost lost his life. In 2014, Salif left Burkina Faso for Niger, hoping to make his way to Europe to escape the grinding poverty of his youth. His parents eked out a meager living by farming, but they made sure that he completed Qur'anic school. After graduation, he had no clear work prospects. Hersquo;d heard stories of the money to be made abroad, and he decided that was the best way for him to support his parents. lsquo;My friends assured me that if I migrated, I...

Download logo Around 260,000 civilians ndash; including 130,000 children ndash; remain trapped in the arearsquo;s main camp for internally displaced people, enduring desperate conditions without aid for more than 16 months. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has cut off all supply lines. RSF militia have been besieging the city since May last year and it is the last urban area still under government control....

UN agency warns children in North Darfur city remain cut off from aid and protection as fighting continues to rage.

Protesters decry Tom Barrack visit amid Hezbollah disarmament push, warning to journalists not to act animalistic.

KHARTOUM ? As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan?s civil war, now in its third year. In order to subdue residents and gain control of new territory, both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are deliberately shutting down markets, blocking supply routes and looting aid in broad daylight. Across the regions of El Fasher, Khartoum and Kordofan, evidence of the slow violence of famine by design can be seen. ?We are feeding our children animal feed and even that is running out,? says Niama Al-Haj, a displaced doctor in El Fasher, North Darfur. ?There?s no food, no medicine and no escape. They are...

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI)with the Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and The Nippon Road Co Ltd to advance cooperation in the deployment of innovative, climate-resilient road maintenance solutions in Africa. The agreement was signed by Solomon Quaynor, African Development Bank Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure Industrialization, and executives from Shimizu, Kao, and Nippon Road on Thursday 21 August, on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. The LoI will formalize a framework for mutual cooperation,...

Nigerian police announced Sunday they have extradited Chinese gang leader Dai Qisheng, who was arrested on August 8 in a joint operation with Interpol. The post Nigeria Extradites Fugitive Gang Leader to China appeared first on Breitbart. ......

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has suggested that Brazilian oil company Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4), which left the nation five years ago, could return to Nigerian activities soon. Tinubu, during a joint news conference in Brasília with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said the firm could be a partner again in Nigeria ?as soon as possible.? Petrobras started work in Nigeria in 1998, concentrating on deepwater developments in the Niger Delta. The company would later pull out to focus on investments in more local grounds, and the Nigerian oil and gas sector would have to learn to live without it....

The Sudanese cabinet held its first meeting in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday since the outbreak of fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. The state news agency SUNA called the meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Kamal Idris,...

US envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage in Beirut after telling Arab journalists to act ?civilised,? not ?animalistic."

Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed to the African Union's (AU) High-Level Panel. ......

Download logo The U.S. Mission in Nigeria joined the American Soybean Associationrsquo;s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA WISHH) and SejFarms Consult Limited (SejFarms) at the graduation ceremony for the Next Gen Leaders for Aquaculture Innovation Program. Through this initiative, 10 young Nigerian leaders in the aquaculture industry, selected through a...

The second day of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Enugu was on Monday marked by protests calling for the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly and NBA member. ......

The Federal Government has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across Nigeria as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the country's education sector. ......

Former governor of Nigeria's Lagos state Akinwunmi Ambode denies claims linking him to new 2027 election coalition ......