Soldiers detain Mali president, PM
Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been detained by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako....
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Muslim Group seeks end to hate speech, religious intolerance in Nigeria
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has called for an end to incessant hate speeches caused by ethnic and...
Sudan integrates rebels into army
Sudan government has agreed to integrate a major rebel group into the army within 39 months. On Monday August 17,...
Unknown gunmen kill Somali regional minister
Police have reported that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Somali regional minister in the town of Jowhar, Middle Shabelle...
Egypt enacts law to protect identities of women reporting sex assaults
The government of Egypt has approved a new law which protects the identity of women who come forward to report...
Somalia: 17 people die, several sustain injury in hotel siege
Not less than 17 people have died and more than a dozen wounded in a gun and bomb attack by...
Liberian Ministry of Health receives 10 new ambulances from World Bank
The Liberian Ministry of Health has received ten new hard top ambulances from the World Bank to ensure the safe...
South Africa records decline in Covid-19 cases, lifts lockdown restrictions
Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African President, has announced that lockdown restrictions have been lifted across the country as the coronavirus...
2800 stranded Sierra Leoneans return amid along Humanitarian Corridors in West, Central Africa
59 Sierra Leoneans stranded in Senegal since the outbreak of COVID-19 have returned home safely via air charter flight this...
Flood affects 35,000 Yemeni families within two weeks
Not less than 35,000 Yemeni families have been reportedly affected by the floods which struck the nation in the past...
International Partners urge Somalia’s leaders to hold crucial meeting on elections
Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on...
4 killed, 3 wounded in Nile ferry crash
At least four people have died while 3 people wounded in a ferry crash which occurred in the Nile river...
Egypt extends medical aid diplomacy to Lebanon
Egypt has announced that it intends to extend medical aid diplomacy to Lebanon after a meeting between the two presidents...
UNESCO mobilizes fund to protect Yemen cultural heritage
The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, has announced the commencement of efforts towards the mobilization of fund...
Malaysian court jails Indian restaurateur for violating home quarantine
A Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to 5-month jail for violating a home quarantine order which lead to...
127 people die as civilians, soldiers clash in South Sudan
South Sudanese army spokesman has said that clashes between soldiers and civilians have left 127 people dead. Major General Lul...
Blasphemy: Group condemns death sentence passed on Nigerian musician
A pro-democracy and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has condemned the death sentence of a Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, over...
US donates 200 life-saving ventilators to Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, representing President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday August 11, 2020, took delivery of 200...
Yemen official detained in Cairo airport for possession of over $1m
Ali Al-Nuaimi, a high-ranking official in the internationally-recognised Yemeni government has been detained at Cairo International Airport for allegedly in...
Turkey launches new army base in Syria
The Turkish army has launched a new base in the area of Jabal Al-Akrad near the northern city of Latakia...
Sudanese traders lament export ban on peanuts, call for suspension
Traders in Sudan have lamented the suspension of export ban on raw peanuts by the government. The country has been...
Algeria to reassess deal with EU on free-trade agreement
Algerian government has disclosed plan to reassess a deal with the European Union, ahead of a free trade agreement due...
Heavy rains destroy 111 homes in Yemen
The Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture and Science has reported that a total of 111 homes have been destroyed...
Ethiopia rejects agreement on renaissance dam
Ethiopia has rejected the agreement on Renaissance Dam Egyptian and Ethiopian officials released separate statements to express the divergence between...
Gunmen kill 6 French tourists, 2 others in Niger
Gunmen have killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger. While confirming this on Sunday...
Algeria lifts travel restrictions, shortens curfew
Algerian government has announced plan to further ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by shortening an overnight curfew and lifting...
3 Nigerians emerge winners of Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest
Three Nigerians, Olowo Qudus Opeyemi, Ude Vivian Chidimma and Abah Abah Oyagaba have emerged the winners of the June/July 2020...
15,000 Ethiopian returnees receive emergency Covid-19 assistance at quarantine sites
Not less than 15,000 Ethiopian returnees, many of whom are vulnerable women and children languishing at quarantine sites, have received...
Egypt, Greece sign agreement to exclusive economic zone
Egypt and Greece have signed an agreement to an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries....
Torrential rains strike Sudan, destroy houses, infrastructure
United Nations has reported that more than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week....
Algeria approves gradual reopening of mosques
Algeria's President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has approved the gradual reopening of mosques for the first time since March. While disclosing this...
Motorola Solutions launches new device for SMEs in Sub Saharan Africa
Motorola Solutions has launched a new two-way radio device specially designed for small and medium businesses in Sub Saharan Africa....
Somalia’s grenade attack kills deputy district Commissioner, injures 5
A Somali grenade explosion which occurred around Shabelle region has killed Mohamed Abdullahi Kosto, the deputy district commissioner and injured...
US removes Sudan from terror list to strengthen bilateral relations
The United States has disclosed plan to remove Sudan from its terror list. This was disclosed in a statement on...
Nigeria: Reps summon NNPC, 3 others over alleged N13B debt, contracts scam
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Upstream has invited the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,...
NDLEA arrests soldier with arms, cannabis in Nigeria
A 25 year old soldier, Mohammed Kashim has been arrested in Yobe State in possession of arms and some quantity...
Nigeria: Lagos reopens worship centres, social clubs
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plan to reopen worship centres for Muslims and Christians in the...
Kenya airways resumes international flights to nearly 30 destinations
Kenyan Airways has resumed international flights to about 30 destinations on Saturday, 1 August, 2020, following a suspension of routes...
Namibian President orders closure of schools to curb COVID-19 spread
Namibian President, Hage Geingob, has ordered closure of schools across the country to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic....
Eid al-Adha: NSCIA urges compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence,...
UNHCR warns of increased COVID-19-related trafficking for refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has warned of the increasing Covid-19 related needs and vulnerabilities of refugees, internally...
IMF approves $49.1 million Covid-19 emergency support to Lesotho
The IMF has approved US$49.1 million emergency support under the Rapid Credit Facility and the Rapid Financing Instrument to help...
Nigerian Islamic Council loses Director to road accident
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has a lost a prominent member to a road accident. NSCIA on Wednesday...
Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerian government declares Thursday, Friday public holidays
Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday July 30 and Friday 31, as public holidays to mark this year's Eid-el-Kabir. This...
The Gambian Vice President Touray tests positive for Covid19
The Gambian Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has tested positive for COVID-19. While disclosing this on Wednesday July 29, 2020,...
NCDC: No published studies on effectiveness of face shields against COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned that there are no published studies that could confirm the effectiveness...
Yemen’s separatists abandon declaration of self-rule, pledges implementation of power-sharing rule
Yemenis southern separatists have made a pledge to rescind their aspirations for self-rule and implement a Saudi-brokered power-sharing agreement with...
Independent panel clears AfDB president of corruption charges
An independent panel which was in charge of the review of Akinwumi Adesina's corruption case has cleared him of all...
President Buhari hails AFDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina on Clearance by independent Panel
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly rejoices with President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on the clearing of...
Tizeti upgrades core network infrastructure capacity to 100Gbps
Tizeti upgrades core network infrastructure capacity to 100Gbps West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider, Tizeti, has announced the successful...
AfDB approves $27.4 million for AU’s COVID-19 response
The African Development Bank has approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union's efforts to mobilize continental response...
Morocco authorities ban travel to 8 cities as coronavirus cases increase
Moroccan authorities have announced the closure of eight cities in the north of the kingdom due to the rapid surge...
Former Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak found guilty of corruption
The former Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has been found guilty of corruption. In the first trial on Tuesday July...
Sudan, Egypt criticize Ethiopia at start of new Nile dam
At a new round of talks hosted by the African Union around Ethiopia’s filling of its Blue Nile dam, Egypt...
ITFC launches trade development fund to support OIC Trade Initiatives
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has launched a new Trade Development...
Kenya extends nationwide curfew, ban sales of alcohol
Kenya has extended its nationwide curfew, earlier due to be lifted on 6th of August, for the next 30 days...
ADF approves $31.6 million loan to Uganda for COVID-19 response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $31.6 million COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Program (CRSP)...
Muslim Coalition Against COVID-19 concludes 2nd Phase of palliative distribution to Nigerians
Muslim Coalition Against COVID-19 has concluded the second phase of its palliative distribution. The second phase of the palliative distribution...
Muslim niqabi defies odd, establishes shoe factory
A Nigerian veil user has taken to making designer footwear after several futile attempts to be gainfully employed The 31-year-old...
Somali parliament ousts prime minister in vote of no confidence
Hassan Ali Khaire, Somalia’s Prime Minister has been stripped of his leadership role as the country’s parliament ousted him in...
