Security Council resolution demands RSF end siege on Sudan’s El Fasher
The Rapid Support Forces have spent the last two months trying to seize the capital of North Darfur state from its Sudanese army defenders and resisted calls to open humanitarian corridors
Serena Williams narrates meteoric rise through the ranks of tennis in new docuseries
42-year-old said on the Tribeca Festival red carpet in New York that the new series sheds light on the truth of what happens behind the scenes.
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 26,950 Litres of Petrol in Lagos, Ogun
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,950 litres of petroleum products worth N19m in Lagos and Ogun States being smuggled out of Nigeria to Benin Republic.
Nigeria: May Crude Production – Opec’s Data Contradict Nigeria’s Position
[Daily Trust] The monthly report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has contradicted the claims by the federal government that the nation's crude oil production is growing.
Nigeria: Local & Foreign Entities Did Everything to Sabotage Dangote Refinery – Aliko
[Daily Trust] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has said several entities, both local and foreign, did everything to sabotage the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery.
Isolated protests as South Africa parliament holds first sitting
A group of political parties including South Africa former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), The African Restoration Alliance (ARA), and Allied Movement for Change expressed their discontent with May’s elections on Friday and alleged fraud
Football: All you need to know about Euro 2024
England and France are widely considered the favorites to lift the trophy. England have not won a major international tournament since the 1966 World Cup , but were beaten in the final at the last Euros.
Niger lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
The decision opens the door for the ruling military junta to prosecute Bazoum for treason. Bazoum and his family have been under house arrest since a military coup that overthrew his rule last summer
Historic Ugandan artifacts return home for three years
Ugandan officials, seeking such restitution, first traveled to Cambridge in 2022 as more African governments started to demand accountability over items of aesthetic or cultural value that were looted before and during the colonial era.
Nigeria secures $2.25B World Bank loan to back reforms despite hardship
the bulk of the $1.5 billion loan will help protect millions who have faced growing poverty since a year ago when President Bola Tinubu came to power and took drastic steps to fix the country's ailing economy.