The Gambian electorate must not be taken for granted
The crushing defeat of the ruling National People's Party (NPP) in the capital city, Banjul, the nation’s business hub, KMC...
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Cameroon celebrates National Unity Day
Cameroon has celebrated its National Unity Day. The celebration is being held today May 21. The country has been celebrating...
Zimbabwe begins releasing more than 4,000 prisoners from overcrowded jails
Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners from overcrowded jails. This comes under a presidential amnesty that authorities say...
Sudanese military leader Burhan sacks deputy
Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan has sacked his deputy and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan...
World Bank extends $150m in aid to Mozambique to help after Cyclone Freddy
The World Bank has moved $150m of the funds it has earmarked for Mozambique projects to help fund the southern...
UN warns of famine risk in northeast Nigeria
The United Nations office has warned of a potential risk of famine in the northeastern part of Nigeria. At least...
Ukraine grain deal: Uganda FM meets Russia rep over plight of African nations
Uganda's foreign minister has held a top-level meeting with Russia's Sergei Lavrov over the Ukraine black sea grain deal. In...
Nigeria: US imposes visa ban on disruptors of recent general elections
The United States has imposed visa bans on disruptors of the recent general elections in Nigeria. This was confirmed in...
Gunmen attack convoy of US embassy personnel in Nigeria
A convoy of the United States embassy staff has come under fire in southeast Nigeria, during attack that killed two...
S/Africa army chief visits Moscow in wake of US weapons claim
The commander of South Africa’s ground forces has visited Moscow for talks with Russian counterparts just days after Washington accused...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: A Historic Shift in How We Teach Our Children To Read
New York City has the largest public school system in the nation, and we are proud of our dedicated teachers...
Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci breaks Guinness World cooking record
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, made a historic feat on Monday when she broke the Guinness...
Ghana: Opposition presidential party declares Mahama as flag bearer
Ghana's largest opposition party has chosen the country's former president, John Dramani Mahama, as its flag bearer for the 2024...
Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops
Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least...
Nigerian student, one other win Keough School annual Hesburgh Global Fellowship
Two graduate students have been won the annual scholarship of Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre...
President Barrow presides over stakeholders conference in Bijilo, reiterates commitment to transforming Gambia
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has reiterated commitment to transform the Gambia. President Barrow expressed the commitment while presiding over...
South Africa rejects US accusations of arms shipment to Russia
South African officials have hit back at US accusations that a Russian ship collected weapons from a naval base near...
Flash floods devastate Ethiopia, Somalia after nearly 3 years of drought
Flash floods have devastated Ethiopia and Somalia after nearly three years of drought. According to Crop Monitor, in March 2023,...
Tunisia: Interior minister calls synagogue attack premeditated
Tunisia's Interior Minister, Kamel Fekih, called the recent synagogue attack a premeditated one. He confirmed that the gunman responsible for...
South Africa investigating US charge of supplying arms to Russia
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said an investigation is under way after the United States ambassador in Pretoria accused...
Shell wins in Nigerian oil spill action at UK court level
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue...
Explosions rock Khartoum as war for power rages on in Sudan
On Wednesday morning, strong explosions have rocked Khartoum on the 26th day of the war for power in Sudan between...
Gunman kills four at Tunisia synagogue pilgrimage
Two worshippers and two security guards have been killed in a gun attack near Africa's oldest synagogue, on the Tunisian...
Senegalese court sentences opposition leader to six months in prison
A Senegalese court has handed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko a six-month suspended sentence in an appeal of a defamation case...
Gunmen abduct 25 worshippers in latest Nigerian church attack
Gunmen have abducted 25 worshippers in the latest Nigerian church attack. According to the church official on Monday, a Baptist...
Journalist shot dead in Cameroon northwest region
A journalist has been shot dead in the northwest region of Cameroon, according to a statement from the local journalists...
Death toll from DRC floods rises to 203
The death toll from floods and landslides in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 203...
UN Secretary General visits Burundi to discuss conflict in DRC
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Burundi to hold discussions with President Evariste Ndayishimiye regarding the ongoing conflict...
Group calls on Gambian govt to review electricity, water tariffs as cost of living outpaces salaries
A Gambian group, Bring Back Cheaper Tariffs Movement, has called on the government to demand affordable water and electricity for...
Nigerian politician sentenced to 9 years in UK prison for organ trafficking
A Nigerian politician and former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been sentenced to nine years and...
Biden issues sanctions against Sudan
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order permitting sanctions against Sudan, with the aim of bringing an end to...
Didier Drogba emphasizes power of football to foster unity, cultural respect
FIFA legend Didier Drogba has emphasized the power of football to foster unity and cultural respect. In an event held...
Death toll in Rwanda’s floods rises to at least 127
The number of victims in Rwanda's floods has risen to at least 127. Torrential rains have swept through the Western...
Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrive in Abuja after border ordeal
The first group of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan has finally arrived in Abuja after being stranded at the border with...
“We promote healthy lifestyles among NYorkers” — LLC
The Chairman, Board of Directors of a New York health initiative, Lifestyle Lifespan Campaign, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has celebrated the...
Protests in Morroco amid soaring food prices
Protests have erupted in Morocco amid the continuously soaring food prices. Moroccan trade union activists gathered in Rabat to protest...
Mayor Eric Adams’s Community Op-Ed: NYC Executive Budget
Last week, the Adams Administration released our Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget. As President Joe Biden has often said: “Show...
Sierra Leone approves presidential, opposition leader candidates
The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) has approved President Julius Maada Bio’s candidacy for the June general elections as...
Pneumonia vaccine delays kill thousands needlessly in Africa
Thousands of avoidable deaths have been attributed to delays in the introduction of a vaccination against pediatric pneumonia in four...
Japanese PM, Ghanaian president push for UN Security Council reforms
The Japanese Prime Minister, Kishida Fumio and Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo have pushed for the United Nations Security Council reforms....
Arab League urges immediate cessation of Sudan conflict at emergency meeting
Arab League permanent members have held an emergency meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to address the ongoing fighting in Sudan. Egypt's...
Fmr Sudanese prime warns country staring at worst civil war
Former Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok has raised a red flag over the ongoing conflict, warning that if it continues,...
South Africans evacuated from Sudan return home
The final group of South Africans trapped in a war-torn Sudan have successfully landed. According to report at OR Tambo...
Tunis Int’l Book Fair: Controversy erupts following closure of publisher stand
Tunisia's International Book Fair in Tunis has become the center of controversy over possible censorship as an essay critical of...
UN representatives criticise Germany over reparations for colonial crimes in Namibia
UN special rapporteurs have criticised the German and Namibian governments for violating the rights of Herero and Nama ethnic minorities...
Tunisia retrieves bodies of 41 drowned refugees
Tunisian coastguards have retrieved 41 bodies from Tunisian waters, a national guard official has said, raising the number of victims...
Uganda police arrest 11 female lawmakers during protest
11 female opposition lawmakers have been arrested in Uganda during a protest over what they allege is police brutality. The...
President Yoweri Museveni calls for ‘review’ of controversial anti-LGBT+ law
The Ugandan president has asked parliamentarians to "reconsider" a controversial anti-LGBT+ law in a letter read out Wednesday in parliament,...
Ethiopia begins talks with violent Oromo rebels
Ethiopia's federal government and a rebel group from the country's Oromia region have opened peace talks on Tuesday in the...
Gambia: MOHERST announces scholarship for graduates in biology
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MOHERST) has announced a scholarship for graduates in biology. This was...