More than 20 terrorists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in an operation conducted by the Peacekeeping forces of the African Union (A.U.) Mission…
Author: Babatunde Oguntimehin
African Heads of State and Government are in Brussels, Belgium to meet their European counterparts at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit. The E.U.- A.U. Summit…
Nigeria has recorded 59 deaths from an outbreak of Lassa fever since the beginning of 2022. A statement from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
According to a new report by the Amnesty International, fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been accused of committing atrocities including gang…
Zimbabwe is reopening its land borders after closing them for over a year for ordinary travellers due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. The country’s ports…
The former President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza will appear in court on Thursday to testify over the ‘hidden debt’ scandal. This will make him the first…
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in as the new president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday in a televised ceremony. Damiba, head of the Patriotic…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for 7 million U.S. dollars before the end of March to urgently support 1.4 million children likely to…
Kenya and Ethiopia have reached an agreement to jointly fight terror threats along their common borders. Both countries signed an agreement to start the joint operation…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended the release of 64 refugees from a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli. A statement…