Nigeria’s President Tinubu to run for re-election after clinching party nomination/in /by
Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu will run for re-election in January after clinching his party’s presidential nomination with a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress primaries.
Morocco’s king pardons Senegalese football fans jailed over AFCON hooliganism/in /by
Eighteen Senegalese football fans jailed for hooliganism during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat have been pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI.
Ethiopia heads for one of ‘least competitive’ elections/in /by
Ethiopia holds a general election on June 1, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed all but guaranteed of victory despite multiple armed conflicts and the economic impact of the Middle East war.
Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast/in /by
With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are looking for the best-priced sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year and traders are driving hard bargains.
Concern and caution in DRC as Ebola risk at highest level/in /by
As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by the virus.
World Bank: Iran war forcing more African nations to seek emergency funding/in /by
The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.
World Bank: Iran war forcing more African nations to seek emergency funding/in /by
The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.
Heat dome traps Europe under scorching temperatures/in /by
It's still spring in western Europe, but hot weather has already arrived. Forecasters say it’s only going to get worse.
Dakar residents react to sacking of Senegal’s PM Sonko/in /by
Residents of Dakar have been reacting to Friday’s sacking of prime minister Ousmane Sonko. After months of tensions, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved government and fired Sonko. But the former prime minister retains a passionate following among the country’s youth.
Uganda confirms three new cases of Ebola, bringing total to five/in /by
Uganda said on Saturday it had confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing to five the total since the virus outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May 15.