Nigeria reopens worship centres, hotels as coronavirus cases increase
The Nigerian government has announced the reopening of churches, mosques and hotels, effective from June 2, 2020. The chairman of...
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Nigerians defy heavy rain, protest George Flyod’s killing
The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN) on Monday June 1 2020 joined the worldwide call for justice for...
Fresh Ebola outbreak in DR Congo – Health Officials
The news has been reported from health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo about a fresh Ebola outbreak in...
RAB arrests mastermind of Libyan killing
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a human trafficker ring leader who allegedly was involved in trafficking...
Opinion | COVID 19: Why Investing in Health is Critical to Global Development
One minute you are reading about pioneering medical technology behind the implanting of bionic eyes to restore sight to blind...
#ICantBreathe: Racism; A Festering Wound
It is one curious case that much of impacts and milestones by the black-skinned human has been doctored out of...
New York Muslim leaders condemn police brutality, George Floyd’s murder
The Islamic Leadership Council of New York, popularly called Majlis Ash-Shura, has strongly condemned the reprehensible murder of George Floyd...
Gambians to organize protest against racism, police brutality in America
The Gambians have announced plan to organize a peaceful protest against racism and police brutality suffered by black people in...
ADB releases $500,000 to Egypt to fight Covid-19
The African Development Bank has announced the approval of $500,000 in emergency assistance grant to Egypt. While disclosing this in...
Opinion | AbdulRahman’s 365 Days in Office: So Far, So Fair, So Hopeful
May 29 in Nigeria, except for some election circumstantial states, is regarded as the start of tenures in our political...
Opinion | Gambari and Goldfish Syndrome
The appointment of an Ilorin Prince, who is also a professor of Political Science and International Relations, Ibrahim Agboola Gambari...
BAKARE: ANOTHER SUNSET AT NOON
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is...
Nigerian Muslim journalist dies on Eid day, NSCIA mourns
An editor at the New Telegraph and a prominent member of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Waheed Bakare...
Eidul-fitr: Nigerian lawmaker urges continuous show of kindness after Ramadan
Hon. Olalekan AbdulRasheed Afolabi of Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency, State of Osun has urged Nigerians and Muslims across...
Sudan to create police force to protect health workers, facilities
Sudan's authorities have disclosed plan to create a police force to protect health facilities. This was disclosed in a statement...
Egyptian forces foil terrorist attack, kill 21 militants in North Sinai
21 suspected militants in North Sinai have been killed by Egyptian security forces as the group planned attacks over the...
Egypt ready for negotiation with Ethiopia, Sudan over dam dispute
Egypt has expressed desire to resume negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of a controversial mega-dam which has...
Sudan doctors threaten strike over attacks on health workers
Sudanese medical doctors have threatened to go on a strike to protest the repeated attacks on health workers on duty....
Canada joins Somalia, Niger, others to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri on Saturday
The Crescent Council of Canada has declared Saturday May 23 ‘Eīd Al-Fiṭr, following confirmation of multiple moon sightings in Somalia,...
Pregnant Algerian doctor denied maternity leave, dies of coronavirus
A 28 year old pregnant Algerian doctor, Wafa Boudissa who was denied maternity leave three times, has died of the...
Fasting continues Saturday, Eid-el-Fitr to hold Sunday – NSCIA
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has disclosed that the 2020 Eid-el-fitr will hold on Sunday as fasting during...
World Bank approves $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East
The World Bank Group approved a $500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight the...
Somaliland proceeds to court on international recognition
Somaliland is exerting pressure on the international community to grant it well-deserved recognition as the country struggles for self-determination. In...
MUSWEN issues guidelines on Eid Prayer, Zakat el-Fitri
Following the outbreak of coronavirus and closure of mosques across the country, the leadership and Management of MUSWEN, on behalf...
Commonwealth health ministers agree to coordinate responses in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic
Commonwealth health ministers have agreed to coordinate their response in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. This was contained in a statement...
Kenya scales up testing to combat COVID-19
The Kenyan government has scaled up testing for the Covid-19 virus after Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe confirmed 51...
Employment, labour officials in self-isolation as colleague tests positive for Covid-19
An Occupational Health and Safety Inspector in Gauteng has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result of this, all his...
Tunisian President renews support for Palestinians
Tunisian President Qais Saeed has renewed his supportive stands for Palestine and support for the Palestinian people. This was disclosed...
Court orders Sudan to pay US for 1998 embassy attacks
The US Supreme Court has ordered Sudan to pay hundreds of million dollars damages to some victims of the 1998...
Burkina Faso intensifies efforts, improves access to drinking water
Burkina Faso has expressed delight in the increase in the rate of access to drinking water from 72.4% in 2016...
AU hails Kabuga’s arrest, says it’s landmark arrest
African Union has hailed the arrest of Felicien Kabuga, the mastermind and financier of the Rwandan 1994 genocide. Kabuga was...
Somaliland celebrates 29th independence, proud of achievement so far
Somaliland, a self-declared nation marked its 29th independence on Monday 18th May 2020 without Pomp and color due to the...
Somalia records rise in FGM amidst coronavirus lockdown
Somalia has been witnessing upsurge in Female Genital Mutilation recently due to the coronavirus lockdown as the situation has let...
Africa’s finance ministers, private sector group meet over commercial debt service obligations
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has convened a meeting between African Finance Ministers, the Africa Private Sector Working...
Nigerian politician unveils palliative program, distributes 5,000 food stimulus packages
Since the beginning of the national lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, a Nigerian politician, Hon Alli Adeyemi Taofeek, who...
Nigerians should comply with CDC directives to avert disaster – Hon. Alli Adeyemi Taofeek
Hon Alli Adeyemi Taofeek is a member of the House of Representatives, who represents Mushin Constituency 1 in Lagos State,...
Equatorial Guinea signs first, historic mining contracts
The Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has signed the very first mining contracts in the country’s history. Five...
COVID-19: Nigerian Muslim activist cautions Muslims against reopening of mosques
A popular Nigerian Muslim activist, and Director of the Muslim Rights Concern MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, has cautioned Muslims against...
UN, AU call for peaceful, free and fair election in Burundi
The United Nations and the African Union have appealed to all political actors in Burundi to shun any act of...
World Bank provides $50 million to support Coronavirus emergency response
The World Bank has approved $50 million for Egypt as an emergency response under the World Bank Group’s new Fast...
IMF approves $125 million disbursement to Benin to fight Covid-19
The international monetary fund Executive Board has approved an immediate disbursement of $125.1 million to Benin to address the urgent...
Rwandan genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga, arrested in France
Felicien Kabuga, a man believed to be the major financier of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have been arrested and detained by...
Madacasgar quits WHO, urges other African countries to follow suit
Madacasgar president, Andry Rajoelina on Friday 15th May 2020 called on Africa nations to quit World Health Organization saying that...
Covid-19: Somalia partners Nomad Innovation Lab, launches data monitoring dashboard
The Federal Ministry of Health, Somalia has today launched its new webpage with integrated new COVID-19 data-monitoring dashboard. According to...
Covid-19: Eritrea conquers all cases, declares self virus-free
While countries across the world battle coronavirus pandemic, Eritrea has officially declared that it is virus-free after all 39 patients...
Hospital, port, airport attacks hinder COVID-19 response in Libya
The International Rescue Committee has warned that a spate of recent attacks on hospitals, ports and airports in Libya will...
14 people injured in Tripoli missile attacks
Source: Al- Jazeera Not less than 14 people have been injured in attacks on a hospital and residential areas in...
Covid-19: Burundi expels WHO official, 3 other Covid-19 experts
Top World Health Organization representative and three other experts coordinating the coronavirus response in Burundi have been expelled from the...
EU sets to resurrect tourism industry, calls for reopening of internal boarders
The European Union has disclosed plan to reopen internal borders in order to help European citizens salvage their summer vacations...
UNICEF warns Nigeria against rise in infant mortality
UNICEF has warned that an additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six...
Senegalese students invent robots, sanitizer to fight Covid-19
As Senegal grapples with coronavirus pandemic, engineering students in the country have joined the fight with various inventions such as...
Trade expert suggests way to revive Africa’s economy
Following the heavy economic impacts of Covid-19, the Director of Regional Integration and Trade at the Economic Commission for Africa,...
Twenty killed in Western Niger attacks
Local official has reported that not less than 20 people have been killed in Western Niger attacks by unidentified gunmen....
Zambia closes border with Tanzania over coronavirus fear
The Zambian government has announced closure of its border with Tanzania. Zambian president Edgar Lungu has directed that the Nakonda...
Covid-19: Chinese embassy donates medical supplies to Seychelles
The Chinese embassy in Seychelles has donated medical supplies to the Department of Health to support the Seychelles’ efforts to...
Twenty killed in Western Niger attacks
Local official has reported that not less than 20 people have been killed in Western Niger attacks by unidentified gunmen....
Covid 19: UNHCR South Sudan commends government’s effort to preserve access to asylum
The United Nations Refugee Agency in South Sudan has commended the Transitional Government of National Unity for continuing to welcome...
Egypt’s president expands power, claims commitment to coronavirus
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt’s President has approved amendments to the Egypt’s state of emergency which gives additional power to the president...
UNICEF signs MoU with SLFA on Covid-19 sensitisation, awareness
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the Sierra Leone Football Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint...