Uganda: opposition leader Bobi Wine attacked by security forces in Gulu/in /by
The prominent opposition candidate and former pop star Bobi Wine said in posts on social network X late on Saturday that he was attacked while campaigning in the north of the country.
Benin leader commends soldiers for thwarting coup/in /by
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation. He also vowed that the mutineers would be punished.
Salah dropped by Liverpool ahead of Inter Milan/in /by
Mohamed Salah trained with his Liverpool team-mates ahead of their trip to Milan to face Inter in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Tanzania blocks independence day protests, calls them a ‘coup’/in /by
Authorities in Tanzania are warning people to stay at home on Tuesday, saying that protests planned to mark the country’s Independence Day are unlawful and constitute an attempted coup.
Calm returns to Cotonou after Benin coup attempt/in /by
Traffic in the Benin capital of Cotonou resumed on Monday following an attempted coup that shook the country a day earlier.
Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of breaking ceasefire within 24 hours/in /by
In an address to parliament on Monday, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of breaking a ceasefire deal just one day after it was signed.
100 Nigerian schoolchildren back home after kidnapping/in /by
One hundred schoolchildren freed after being abducted in northern Nigeria last month were welcomed home on Monday at a ceremony in Minna, the capital of Niger state.
Freed Nigerian students welcomed home but details of release are still unknown/in /by
One hundred schoolchildren freed after being abducted in northern Nigeria last month were welcomed home on Monday at a ceremony in Minna, the capital of Niger state.
Authorities in Tanzania warn people to stay at home ahead of planned Independence Day protests/in /by
Authorities in Tanzania are warning people to stay at home on Tuesday, saying that protests planned to mark the country’s Independence Day are unlawful and constitute an attempted coup.
Nigeria: Global Upstream Oil Capital Expenditure to Hit $504bn in 2026 – Report/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- Global Exploration and Production (E&P) Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) has been projected to reach $504 billion by 2026, with Africa contributing about $41 billion, driven by spending in offshore prospects, including in Mozambique, Nigeria and Angola.