Nigeria’s National Assembly Suspends Official Visits To South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks
Nigeria’s National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and directed lawmakers, committees, officials and staff to boycott legislative activities organised or hosted by South African authorities until…
Attempted Coup In Niger: 5 Reason Why Soldiers Turned Against Tchiani Led Junta
Niger has been plunged into a fresh political and military crisis following an attempted coup in the capital, Niamey, with persistent terrorists attacks, mounting military casualties and growing dissatisfaction within…
Niger Faces Attempted Coup As Mutinous Soldiers Attack Airport, Presidential Area
Niger faced a serious military uprising on Saturday after mutinous soldiers attacked strategic locations in the capital, Niamey, including a major military base at the international airport and areas around…
UK Boy Takes His Music Beyond Borders, From Kano and Jos to Maradi, Zinder, Agadez
From performing in Kano and Jos to crossing the Nigerian border into Niger Republic, Uk Boy’s journey is showing how Northern Nigerian music can connect audiences across borders. For Uk…
Ethiopia Plants Record 714 Million Trees in a Single Day, Strengthening Climate Fight
Ethiopia has set a new global benchmark in environmental restoration after planting more than 714 million tree seedlings in a single day, nearly doubling its previous record of 350 million…
Sudan War: Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action to End Darfur Crisis
BY: NASIRU MOHAMMED WAZIRI, KANO Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the international community and relevant state actors to take immediate and decisive action to end the ongoing conflict in…
ICRC Evacuates 266 Wounded as Renewed Fighting Deepens Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated 266 wounded patients across South Sudan during the first six months of 2026, marking an increase of more than 50…
US Withdraws Majority of Troops Deployed for Counterterrorism Operations in Nigeria
The United States (US) of America has announced the withdrawal of most of its military personnel deployed to support counterterrorism operations in Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin region. The Commander of…
WHO Chief Visits DR Congo as Ebola Cases Double to 225 in Two Days
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has arrived in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC as health authorities battle one of the fastest-growing Ebola…
Ebola Outbreak Hits Conflict-Torn DR Congo as Red Cross Intensifies Response
A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is threatening communities in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), further straining an already fragile health system battered by insecurity, displacement,…