Nigerians React to the Withdrawal of Chadian Troops
Residents of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State have reacted to the withdrawal of Chadian troops from the Lake Chad region. “I will not go back to my village…
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Residents of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State have reacted to the withdrawal of Chadian troops from the Lake Chad region. “I will not go back to my village…
Zambia has joined the list of African nations that have legalised or are considering legalising cannabis to some degree. The country’s spokesperson Dora Siliya on Monday said a special cabinet…
For the year 2019, Egypt and Eritrea maintained the record of being Africa’s worst jailer of journalists, a press rights group, Committee for the Protection of Journalists, CPJ reported last week. Egypt…
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, on Friday (December 13), announced plans to proceed with a smaller version of the Inga III hydropower project. The project is expected…
In a bid to encourage free circulation of people in Africa, the government of Nigeria has revealed that from January 2020, African passport holders can apply for a visa upon arrival…
Several hundred Gambian migrants return home after being rescued off the Mauritanian coast. The boat they were travelling on capsized and drowned nearly 60 of them, according to the Gambian…
A Nigerian Fintech firm, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), has announced its annual Financial Inclusion Conference scheduled for the 9th of December 2019, at the Eko Hotel and Suites,…
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, made history by becoming the first Nigerian and first African woman to receive the UN Global Leadership Award. The United Nations Foundation on the 20th…
For the second year in a row, Canada has refused visas to dozens of researchers – most of them from Africa – who were hoping to attend an artificial intelligence…
The country’s national carrier, South African Airways (SAA) may be shut for business following an urgent strike application which is likely to see the airline left without cabin crew and…