Africa

Nigeria Commences Sanctions Against Niger, Cuts Off Electricity Supply

Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts following last week's coup in the West African country. The power shortages…

1 year ago

Senior Military Officers Arrested Over Plots To Attack State Institutions

Several senior military officers have been arrested in Sierra Leone, after weeks of political instability following the conclusion of presidential…

1 year ago

France and EU cut off financial support to Niger following military coup

France and the European Union have cut off financial support to Niger after a coup toppled the West African country’s…

1 year ago

Junta warns Tinubu, ECOWAS against sending military troops into Niger

The military junta in Niger has warned West African leaders meeting in Abuja against military intervention in the country's ongoing…

1 year ago

Army Chief Orders Troops To Raid IPOB Enclaves

The Chief of Army Staff,  Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to raid areas where the Indigenous People of…

1 year ago

Six Kenyans Killed In Protest Against Rising Cost Of Living, Over 50 Schoolchildren Tear-gassed

  Six people have been killed in Kenya by police officers on Wednesday during new protests against the rising cost…

1 year ago

President Tinubu Makes First Declaration As New ECOWAS Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has decried the emerging pattern of coup d’état in West Africa.   Nigeria’s President, who emerged on…

1 year ago

Ports & Cargo Handles $200m Kano-Maradi Rail Project Equipment

  Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (PCHS), a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and operator of Terminal C, Tin Can…

1 year ago

Egyptian officials ban archaeologists over portrayal of black celebrities as rulers of ancient Egypt

Egyptian officials have banned Dutch archaeologist from the country after an exhibition was launched which portrays black American singers, comedians,…

1 year ago

Nigerian Journalist Set To Represent Country At Roger Hatchuel Student Academy (RHSA) In Cannes Lion Festival, Denied Visa To France

A Nigerian journalist, Chinalurumogu Eze, who won the 2023 Future Creative Leaders Academy (FCLA) Prize for the Roger Hatchuel Student…

1 year ago