AFRICA

United States President, Joe Biden, has requested for a discussion with President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed when President Tinubu received the US Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee on Saturday, August 26. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to President …

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi were paralyzed after the electricity outage, leaving travellers stranded. As a result, Kenya’s Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the termination of the contract of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) managing director, Alex Gitari. The Kenyan government also …

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and First Lady Janet Museveni exchanged marriage vows on Saturday August 26 after five decades together. The event took place at their home in Ntungamo, with a church thanksgiving service at St Mathew Cathedral Kyamate before a luncheon in Irenga, followed by prayers and hosting …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won a second and final term in office in an outcome rejected by the opposition and questioned by observers. Mnangagwa, who took over from longtime leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election despite the country’s continuing economic crisis, …

Six West African nations are in line to contribute troops to form the military force that is expected to enter Niger to reverse the July 26, 2023 coup that removed Mohamed Bazoum from office. According to a regional security tracking and reporting site, Zagazola, the Economic Community of West African …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has threatened to round up Catholic faithful who visit a global pilgrimage site in his country, accusing them of “worshipping poverty”. Every year thousands of people, many travelling for several days on foot, visit Kibeho, a town in southern Rwanda where the Virgin Mary is said …

Many Nigerian politicians are facing legal battles, not only in Nigeria but in some countries around the world, particularly in the United Kingdom. Most of the cases these politicians face are around corruption and money laundering. Some have been prosecuted, while others are in a long battle to defend themselves. …

A political analyst, Jackson Ojo has said that should the US Court indicts President Bola Tinubu may cause problems in the country. The camp of the former vice-president believes President Tinubu’s academic records from primary school to university remained questionable, notably his Chicago State University certificate. It would be recalled …

Report indicates that the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has opted for plea bargain in the alleged N6.69 billion fraud case. Emefiele is standing trial for alleged violation of the procurement law to the tune of N6.9 billion. According to report, Emefiele is likely to …

Aisha Sulaiman was running a countdown to September when she will write her final examination at the Maryam Abacha University in Maradi, Niger Republic. Then, the country’s democratically elected government was toppled by troops from the country’s Presidential Guard. She no longer looks forward to that examination. “With the closure …