Cameroon Opposition Leader Goes On Trial In Military Court
Cameroon's main opposition leader
Maurice Kamto, who was runner-up in last year's presidential election, on
Friday goes to trial in a military court on insurrection charges...
Zimbabwe: Former-President Mugabe Dies In Singapore
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has on his official Twitter account, confirmed the dead of the country’s Former leader Robert Mugabe at the...
Political Crisis: UN Outlines 8 Reasons Why 2020 Burundi Vote Is...
The
United Nations, UN has warned that Burundi’s elections in 2020 will be
problematic because of an unresolved political crisis and a president who is
increasingly portrayed...
Boats Wreck: 13 Passengers Killed In South Sudan
An official on Wednesday reported that over 13 people, including three children were killed when two passenger boats collided and capsized on the Nile...
Xenophobia: SA Anti-Immigrants Attacks ‘An African Problem’
A South African minister has described the ongoing
xenophobic attacks in the country as an African problem that requires leaders
across the continent to "put their...
Somalia: Car Bomb Kills Three, Injures Many At Checkpoint
An explosion at a key checkpoint has
killed three and injured eleven others in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. A car loaded with explosive devices
sped towards the checkpoint...
DJ Arafat: Ivorian Authorities Arrest 12 Fans Who ‘Desecrated’ His Tomb
Twelve people have been arrested by authorities in Ivory
Coast over the forced invasion of the grave of late music icon, DJ Arafat.A statement from...
Botswana: President Masisi Orders Conduct Of Elections On October 23rd
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi
Masisi has ordered the conduct of the country’s general elections on October 23rd,
as tensions rise with his alienated predecessor, Ian Khama, the...
UNHCR Opposes Forced Return Of All Burundian Refugees In Tanzania
The United Nations refugee agency
has urged the governments of Tanzania and Burundi not to compulsorily deport
Burundian refugees sheltering in Tanzania.The United Nations High Commissioner
for...
NEMA Receives 153 Nigerians From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has
received another batch of 153 stranded Nigerians from Libya.The Director-General of the agency, Mustapha
Maihajja, represented by an official...
Rwanda: Country Begins Senate Election ...
Ugandan National Electoral Commission, NEC
Chairperson Kalisa Mbanda confirmed that campaigns had begun ahead of Rwanda’s
senatorial elections due in September.Mbanda said that a total of...
Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf’s Son Pleads Not Guilty In Missing Millions Trial
The
son of Liberia's ex-president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has pleaded not guilty over
the unlawful printing of local currency worth millions of dollars.Charles
Sirleaf made the plea...
Nigerians To Pay Visa Issuance Fee For Non-Immigrant US Visas
The
United States government has said that effective from August 29th, 2019,
Nigerian citizens would be required to pay a visa issuance fee, or reciprocity
fee, for...
Somalia: African Union Trains Troops To Help Enhance Security
The
African Union, AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM has completed training of military
officers from six regional countries to help stabilise the Horn of Africa
nation.The
Mission Chief...
TICAD7: Buhari Arrives Yokohama, Japan
President
Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo
International Conference on African Development, holding in Yokohama from
August 28 to 30.Buhari
left Abuja...
Sudan: Al-Bashir Defence Asks Court For Bail
Ousted Sudanese military ruler Omar al-Bashir appeared in court Saturday for the second hearing of his corruption trial, during which his counsel asked for...
Sultan, Onaiyekan, Ayokunle Elected Into Peace Council
Four Nigerian religious leaders have
been nominated into the Council of Religions for Peace, a United Nations-backed
organisation for global harmony.The newly-elected leaders includes
the Sultan of...
Humanitarian Aids: Lack Of Funds Forces Closure Of UN Programmes In...
Lack
of funds has forced the United Nations, UN to closedown life-saving aid
programmes in Yemen.UN
Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande says money pledged by Member
States...
Truck Blast: Toll From Tanzania Reaches 100
The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in
Tanzania on August 10 hit 100 on Wednesday after several victims perished from
severe burns.A spokesman for...
Zimbabwe: Opposition Protest Blocked By Anti-Riot Police
Zimbabwean security forces have been deployed to block an opposition protest for the third time in five days.Read This: Corruption Charges: Sudan’s Bashir In...
