Aid organisations warn of growing hunger crisis in Nigeria following US funding cuts/in /by
Aid groups are raising the alarm about an unprecedented hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, where the impact of international funding cuts is hitting hard.
Gendarme shot and killed as tensions mount ahead of Ivory Coast presidential election/in /by
As tension continues to mount in Ivory Coast ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, a gendarme has been shot and killed while on patrol in the south of the country.
Nigeria: NNPC Rakes in Over N800bn From 30% Management Fee, Frontier Fund in Nine Months/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reported a combined N801.3 billion from Management Fees and Frontier Exploration Funds within the first nine months of 2025, representing 56.5 per cent of the N1.42 trillion budgeted for both streams this year.
BNP Paribas shares drop after US court verdict on liability in Sudan atrocities/in /by
A New York jury on Friday ordered the bank to pay close to $21 million dollars to three plaintiffs.
Madagascar coup leader Michael Randrianirina names businessman as new prime minister/in /by
Colonel Michael Randrianirina made the appointment just three days after he was sworn in as Madagascar's new president.
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Airbnb and online services worldwide/in /by
The global outage at Amazon Web Services affected dozens of major online operations, including some of Amazon's own websites and apps.
Separatist leader’s trial sparks protests in Nigerian capital/in /by
Nnamdi Kanu’s long-running legal battle has reignited tensions in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The separatist leader — on trial for terrorism charges linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB — is set to begin his defence on Thursday after a court dismissed his no-case submission.
Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway, killing two airport workers/in /by
A cargo plane operated by Turkey-based ACT Airlines skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into a security patrol car early Monday, killing two airport security workers.
Louvre remains closed after daring daylight robbery shocks Paris/in /by
People queued outside the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday, hoping it would reopen a day after a daring daylight robbery forced its closure.
Houthis mourn military chief killed in Israeli airstrike/in /by
Houthi rebels held a funeral in Sanaa for their military chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, who was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike. Over 1,000 mourners and supporters attended the ceremony, paying their respects to al-Ghamari and his 13-year-old son, Hussain, who were b