Nigeria: CACOVID donates 150-bed isolation center, medical equipment to Lagos State
The Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 has donated a 150-bed fully equipped isolation facility with medical equipment worth millions...
Africa
UNICEF: Yemeni children likely to starve amid pandemic
The United Nations children's agency has warned that millions of Yemeni children could be pushed to the brink of starvation...
AU joins World Drug Day commemoration
African Union has join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking...
IMF approves 12-month US$5.2b Stand-By Arrangement for Egypt
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has Approved a 12-month Stand-By arrangement for Egypt, with access equivalent to...
Stranded for 3 months, 338 Malians return home via humanitarian corridor
159 Malians have returned home on a charter flight arranged through a humanitarian corridor opened by the governments of Niger...
Seychelles sets to resume passenger flights August 1st
President Danny Faure has announced that commercial passenger flights to Seychelles will resume on August 1, 2020. The decision was...
African Development Fund approves COVID-19 response grants for six Southern African countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster...
ABC Group meets Hon Afolabi, highlights achievements within constituency
The Alliance for Better Constituency Group has held a meeting with Hon Olalekan Rasheed Afolabi, who is representing Ifelodun, Boripe...
UNHCR appeals for resettlement places to solve displacement
UNHCR has appealed for resettlement places, following the urgent needs for solutions to forced displacement and protection. According to the...
AfDB approves $10 million loan to Seychelles
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles...
Stranded asylum seekers call on government to reopen borders
A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa have called on governments in...
UN condemns violence, sets to investigate human rights abuses in Libya
The United Nations has ordered investigation into the alleged human rights abuses in Libya. The announcement was made on Monday...
UNAMID sensitizes Darfur residents to fight against Covid-19
UNAMID has conducted intensive public sensitization to fight against Covid-19 across Darfur. More than one million residents from five Darfur...
Morocco disburses 600,000 pieces of medical supplies to AU
The African Union Commission has received medical supplies from the Kingdom of Morocco to boost the continental capacity to respond...
Libya’s GNA calls Egypt’s threat declaration of war
Government of National Accord has on Sunday 21 June 2020 labeled Egypt’s threat of military intervention as a "declaration of...
Clustering in special economic zones can boost the creative industry in Central Africa – Antonio Pedro
Head of Economic Commission of Africa’s Office for Central Africa, Antonio Pedro, has said in a virtual conference tagged “ResiliArt”...
Libyan army drops Turkish regime’s drone in Tarhuna
Libyan army has confirmed an attack on Turkish regime's drone in the city of Tarhuna southeast of the capital Tripoli....
UNICEF hands over 32 motorbikes to Sierra Leone
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sierra Leone has handed over 32 brand new motorbikes to boost the Ministry...
Opinion | Is Nigerian Culture in Conflict with Islam?
Opinion | Is Nigerian Culture in Conflict with Islam? Nigeria is a country that is very rich in culture. Every...
Somaliland, Somalia meet in Djibouti, discuss recognition, bilateral relationship
The Somaliland's President, Muse Bihi Abdi, and his counterpart from Somalia, Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo, have met and discussed bilateral relationship...
Breaking: NUJ loses cartoonist Azeez Sanni
The Nigerian Union of Journalists has announced the death of one its brilliant cartoonists, Azeez Ozi Sanni. While announcing his...
IMF Staff completes review mission to Senegal
A staff team from the International Monetary Funds, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, conducted a virtual mission between June 2nd...
Gabon opens oil, gas, power opportunities, stimulates Covid-19 recovery
Africa Oil & Power, together with the African Energy Chamber, has announced plan to organize the first Gabon Oil &...
Djibouti President confirms Somalia-Somaliland meeting
Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, has confirmed that Somalia President, Mohamed Farmaajo, and Somaliland President, Moussa Bihi Abdi are set...
Egypt sets to repatriate stranded citizens in Qatar
Egypt has commenced operating special flights through the Omani capital Muscat to bring back Egyptian stranded in Qatar. The repatriation...
COVID-19 crushes Yemen’s health system
Medecins Sans Frontieres’s, MSF, head of mission in Yemen, Claire HaDoung, has disclosed that the country's health system has been...
Death surge in North Darfur raises fear of COVID-19 spread
Humanitarian workers and medical personnel in North Darfur, Sudan, have raised concern over the astonishing rate at which the elderly...
Covid-19: WHO urges constant vigilance in Africa as cases top 200,000
World Health Organization has cautioned and urged constant vigilance in Africa as COVID-19 cases accelerates and top 200,000 cases including...
African countries condemn racism, asks UN Human Rights Council to organize debate
Following the death of George Floyd in the United States, the African Union on Friday 12th June 2020 in a...
Oodua National Integration Network marks Democracy Day, felicitates Nigerians
Oodua National Integration Network (ONIN) has celebrated with Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day held on Thursday June 12,...
UN appeals for more funding to tackle humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The United Nations has appealed for more funding in Yemen. According to UN, three-quarters of the aid programmes organized by...
Covid-19: Kenya distributes food, other items to Ethiopian migrants
Over 300 Ethiopian migrants and their families have received food and other essential items from the International Organization for Migration,...
Hon Olalekan Rasheed Afolabi: A Model for Good Leadership
Good leadership is pivotal to the growth and development of a community. Any community without good leadership is an endangered...
UN expresses shock at reported mass graves in Libya
The United Nations has expressed shock at the reported mass graves in Libya. This was disclosed on Thursday June 11,...
IMF approves additional $111.06 million disbursement to Rwanda
The International Monetary Fund has approved US$111.06 million, a second disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility, bringing the total IMF...
Kenyan detectives arrest three policemen for dragging woman behind motorbike
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations said, on Thursday 11 June 2020, that Kenyan detectives have arrested three police officers for...
Hon Adeyemi Alli’s One Year in Office: Catalogue of Landmark Achievements
At the time Hon Adeyemi Alli joined the country's legislative arm, his constituency, Mushin Federal Constituency 1, was desperately in...
AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread of COVID-19 in G5 Sahel nations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has on the 9th June 2020 approved $20 million in grant...
Weeks after repatriations, coronavirus cases surge in Libya
Libya's National Center for Disease Control has announced a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases this month and has...
Nigeria: Rep member condemns sexual violence against girl-child
A member of the country's House of Representative, Hon Adeyemi Alli, has expressed concern over the incessant cases of sexual...
Burundi President dies of heart attack
The Burundi's government has announced the death of the country's outgoing president, Pierre Nkurunziza. While announcing this in a statement...
NDD demands justice for rape victims in Nigeria
Source: The Guardian Nigeria The Network for Democracy and Development, a Muslim civil society group, has condemned the recent cases...
Young people express commitment towards environmental protection
Accra, 9 June 2020 - Young people have resolved to be more zealous and committed towards the protection of the...
AfDB unveils strategic roadmap to safeguard food security
The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the...
Sudanese battle hunger, demand suspension of lockdown
Source: Reuter News Agency Sudanese have demanded suspension of the lockdown imposed on the country following the failure of the...
Mali sets up panel to investigate killing of 43 civilians in 2 villages
The Malian government has launched an investigation into the killing of 43 civilians during "military" attacks on two villages. While...
Kenyans protest against police brutality, demand justice
Source: Al-Jazeera Protesters in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, have staged a demonstration against police brutality, demanding justice for the victims of...
COVID-19 death toll among Egyptian doctors hits 47
On Sunday 8 June, 2020, the total number of coronavirus fatalities among Egyptian doctors rose to 47 after the death...
MURIC condemns Ogun State court judgment over use of hijab
The Muslim Rights Concern Director, Prof Isiaq Akintola, has condemned the Ogun State court ruling over the use of hijab....
ADB approves $288.5 million for Nigeria’s COVID-19 Response Support Program.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the...
Libya: GNA forces launch offensive, reject Haftar’s ceasefire
Forces of the Government of National Accord in Libya have launched an offensive against Khalifa Haftar's forces. While disclosing this...
Libya: GNA forces launch offensive, reject Haftar’s ceasefire
Forces of the Government of National Accord in Libya have launched an offensive against Khalifa Haftar's forces. While disclosing this...
MURIC reacts to statement allegedly made by Miyetti Allah
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director of the Muslim Rights Concern, has reacted to a statement credited to Miyetti Allah Group. In...
Nigerian decries fish extinction, advises watersiders to promote conservation
In commemoration of the 2020 World Environment Day Celebration in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, one of the...
South Africa launches black Friday campaign in solidarity with George Floyd
South Africa's governing party has announced the launching of a "Black Friday" campaign in response to the "heinous murder" of...
Sierra Leone doctors issue strike notice amid COVID-19 crisis
The Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association has issued a nationwide strike ultimatum to the government to meet all terms...
African Development Bank clears Adeshina for second term
The African Development Bank has cleared its President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, for second term. This was disclosed in a statement...
Senegal bows to pressure, suspends overnight curfew
Senegalese government on Thursday announced that it would relax slightly an overnight curfew across the country following protests that have...
Libya: GNA forces defeat Khalifa Haftar, regain Tripoli
The Government of National Accord forces in Libya have announced its full control of Tripoli. The forces, which fight for...
Covid-19: Somali government commends independent media on sensitisation programs
Somali government has commended the country’s independent media for their series of sensitisation programs on Covid-19. This was disclosed on...