Nigeria’s electoral commission chairman assures safety at the polls/in /by
With days to go before Nigerians heads to the polls, the chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu gives a briefing
Deadly Chad protests: death toll now estimated at 128/in /by
The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) of Chad estimates that 128 people died in the bloody October crackdown on opposition protests against the extension of the transitional government,
Olunga shines for Al Duhail knocking out Al Shabab/in /by
The Qatari side, managed by Hernan Crespo, will now meet Al-Hilal on Sunday
South Africa: US senators vow support for AIDS relief/in /by
Accompanied by British singer Elton John, the senators' visit is meant to mark 20 years since the launch of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR
Calib Cassim appointed as interim Eskom CEO/in /by
The state-owned utility Eskom, which currently imposes 12-hour power cuts on South Africans, has appointed an interim leader after its chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, quit in the wake of a shock interview...
Cyclone Freddy kills 7 in Madagascar, becomes a storm in Mozambique/in /by
Tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping across the Indian Ocean for several days, has killed 7 people as it passes through Madagascar and has weakened considerably as it makes landfall in Mozambique on Friday as a moderate tropical storm.
Livelihood: Russian war in Ukraine is taking a toll on Africans/in /by
WestAfrica's Ivory Coast was heavily reliant on these commodities and supply chain disruptions have impacted day-to-day life for Africans
Nigeria: Oil Production Decline Shrinks Nigeria’s Economic Growth/in /by
[Leadership] Oil theft coupled with deferred investment in Nigeria's oil industry has caused Nigeria's economy growth to slow to 3.52 per cent in the fourth quarter from 3.98 per cent a year earlier.
Tanzania: Tanzania Approves Controversial Oil Pipeline Despite Environmental Concerns/in /by
[RFI] Tanzania has approved the construction of a pipeline that would allow Ugandan oil to be delivered to international markets, dismissing environmental concerns about the project as "propaganda".
US First Lady visits non-profit at work in Namibia/in /by
It is a nongovernmental organization that works to end poverty and hunger in marginalized communities in the region.