Africa
NIGERIA CALLS FOR STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AT AU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Nigeria has called for strengthened fiscal discipline, institutional accountability, and timely implementation of audit recommendations across African Union organs. Delivering a statement on...
Passenger describes panic on board plane that crash landed in Somalia
A 70‑year‑old passenger has described the horror and panic on board the Starsky Aviation Fokker 50 that crash‑landed in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after...
Electronic Transmission: Why I withdrew my order calling for Division on Senate floor vote – Abaribe.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has defended his decision to withdraw a call for division during Tuesday’s emergency plenary session convened by the Senate to...
Student dies as Senegal university protests over finances escalate
A student has died during escalating protests at Senegal’s top university, exposing the deep strain between students and authorities as the country grapples...
In Nigeria, a deadly bandit attack exposes fragile local peace efforts
A deadly bandit attack in northern Nigeria has brutally exposed the fragility of local peace efforts that communities have been trying to build...
Nigeria Senate backs real‑time election result transmission after outcry
Nigeria’s Senate has reversed its earlier rejection of real‑time electronic transmission of election results, bowing to mounting pressure from labour unions, civil society...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEADS NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE 48TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 48th Ordinary Session of...
South Africa Launches Local Foot and Mouth Vaccine as Infections Spread
South Africa has introduced a locally produced foot and mouth disease vaccine in a bid to curb the spread of infections that have...
Drought Spreads Beyond Kenya’s Arid North, Plunging Herders Into Crisis
A deepening drought is spreading beyond Kenya’s traditionally arid northern regions, pushing pastoral communities in new areas into a growing humanitarian and economic...
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Morocco Evacuates Over 140,000 Residents as Flood Risks Rise in Northwest
Moroccan authorities have undertaken a massive evacuation operation, relocating 143,000 people in the country’s northwest as a precautionary measure against anticipated flooding, the...
