AFRICA

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said some bandits have invaded three communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state, killing at least 20 persons. The commissioner gave the names of the attacked communities to include Kauran Fawa, Marke, and Riheya. Aruwan, …

Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets in the capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military coup, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have continued even after the reinstatement of the prime minister. Hundreds of thousands marching in protest on Sunday faced heavy tear gas, a Reuters’ …

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has onboarded two former African heads of state — H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou, former President of Niger and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Ethiopian Prime Minister ¬— to the organization’s global board of trustees to share their diverse and unique African leadership perspectives as AWF implements its …

COVID-19 infection rates are soaring across South Africa as a result of the highly mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but fewer people have died or required hospital treatment compared with previous waves of the disease, according to health officials. South Africa on Wednesday recorded its highest number of cases …

The UN Human Rights Council has voted to launch an international investigation into abuses in Ethiopia, despite protests from Addis Ababa, amid warnings of looming generalized violence. The 47-member council voted with 21 in favor, 15 opposed, and 11 abstentions on Friday to order the establishment of “an international commission …

Tensions have mounted in Libya in the past few days, raising doubts that an election, seen as crucial to restoring stability to the conflict-ridden country, will be held as scheduled later this month. Armed groups overnight took control of the area near the council of ministers’ premises in the capital …

In the first extradition from the Republic of Cameroon to the United States, a Texas man was extradited to Houston on Friday to serve an 80-year prison sentence he received in absentia four years ago after he pleaded guilty in two separate cases to conspiracy, health care fraud, money laundering, …

The Unique Kingdom Ministries Worldwide again put a smile on the needy in Abuja,Nigerian face. This Programme is an Annual Outreach which has existed and been in operations  in the last One Decade. The dedicated woman, Convener and Benefactor of this Empowerment Programme is ‘Mrs Bernadette Chimeh Alpoh’. She  Mrs …

As China’s desire for large foreign investments have waned, infrastructure projects in a number of African countries have stalled giving a big blow to the governments. As reported by Taipei Times, China has lent African countries hundreds of billions of US dollars as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious …

A video of a sacrifice in a calabash, locally called Juju, sitting outside the entrance of the Nigerian Embassy in France has been shared online. In the video, which went viral over the weekend, French policemen were called to the scene to remove the Juju. But rather than being helpful, …