UN human rights chief decries politicians who ‘scapegoat’, attempts to ‘muzzle’ freedoms/in /by
The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged voters to be wary of “strongman” politicians and personalities "that throw glitter in our eyes” as more elections loom in a busy electoral calendar this year.
South Sudanese living with disability bear the brunt of floods/in /by
People living with disabilities in South Sudan’s Jonglei State are suffering and facing a lot of difficulties during the flood seasons.
Pics of the day: September 9, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Morocco’s mountain communities still rebuilding a year after deadly earthquake/in /by
One year after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco, the mountain communities most affected by the quake are still working to rebuild.
West Africa: Diversification – Nigeria Rakes in $2.7bn From Non-Oil Exports in First Half of 2024/in /by
[Vanguard] Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says Nigeria recorded total receipts of $2.7bn from non-oil exports in the first half of 2024.
UN official says Sudan’s war has killed at least 20,000 people/in /by
More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations official said Sunday, a grim figure amid a devastating conflict that has wrecked the northeastern African country.
Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Suspected NNPCL Director Impersonator for N100 Million Fraud/in /by
[Premium Times] The suspect allegedly presented himself to his victim as NNPCL's Group Executive Director and promised to assist him procure over 2,000 litres of petroleum products.
Nigeria: Fuel Hike, Scarcity Created By Bad Governance – Ohaneze Youths/in /by
[Leadership] Youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said the recent hike in petroleum pump price is as a result of several years of bad administration in the sector, and absolved the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, of any blame.
Pope Francis in East Timor in first papal visit since independence/in /by
More than half the population of the overwhelmingly Catholic country are expected to attend an open-air Mass on Tuesday.
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 50 in deadly collision/in /by
The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive