West-Africa
MDC2025 Conference Kicks Off in Abuja Focused on Media and Development
West Africa Media and Development Conference Kicks Off in Abuja The third edition of the West Africa Media and Development Conference (MDC…
Topic
politics
Southern-Africa
Namibia Confirms Deadly Congo Fever Outbreak; Health Officials Warn
Windhoek — Namibian health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after a patient admitted to a Windhoek health…
Central-Africa
Rwanda Dismisses Macron’s Position on Goma Airport’s Reopening
Rwanda Rebuts Macron’s Claims on Goma Airport’s Reopening The Rwandan government has publicly challenged French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks concerning the…
West-Africa
Fifty Students Freed After Being Abducted from Nigerian School
Students Escape from Kidnapping in Niger State Amid Ongoing Rescue Operations In a harrowing incident that has sparked national outrage, fifty out…
Southern-Africa
G20 Summit Concludes with Renewed Pledge to Multilateral Cooperation
JOHANNESBURG — The G20 summit in Johannesburg ended with a broad declaration aimed at addressing climate change, inequality and Africa’s development, marking…
Southern-Africa
Lesotho Chief Justice Halts Appointments to Electoral Commission
Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane has ordered a halt to the recruitment of new commissioners for Lesotho’s electoral commission after a high court…
West-Africa
Nigeria Disputes U.S. Lawmaker’s Assertions About Captured Girls’ Beliefs
Kebbi Officials Dispute Claims of Religious Context in Schoolgirls’ Abduction Local officials in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi are vehemently contesting…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Tobacco Legislation Falters Amid Rapid Rise in Youth Vaping
SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa faces what health researchers call a “vaping crisis” among adolescents while a long-promised overhaul of the country’s…
West-Africa
Alarming Reports of Schoolchildren Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Niger State
Security Concerns Mount Following Distressing School Abduction in Niger State Authorities in northern Niger State are grappling with the fallout from a…
Southern-Africa
Massive Women-Led Protest in South Africa Reveals Deepening Violence Crisis
Thousands of South Africans joined an online and street-level protest this week calling on the government to declare gender-based violence (GBV) a…
East-Africa
Nnamdi Kanu of Biafra Receives Life Sentence for Terrorism Charges
Nnamdi Kanu Convicted of Terrorism and Treason in Nigeria Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been convicted of terrorism, treason, and other charges…
