Tanzania on edge ahead of planned protests/in /by
Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year's deadly election violence.
Nigeria: When Will Falling Crude Deliver Cheaper Petrol?/in /by
[This Day] Crude prices have fallen. So why is petrol still expensive? Consumers demand relief, while marketers insist on sustainable margins, reports Festus Akanbi
Nigeria: Fashola – Lagos Deliberately Discounted Price of Land to Attract Dangote Refinery Project/in /by
[This Day] A former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has revealed that the state government deliberately discounted the price of land allocated to the Dangote Group to ensure that the multi-billion-dollar refinery project remained in Lagos.
Bandit raid leaves nine farmers dead in northwest Nigeria/in /by
At least nine farmers have been killed and several others abducted in a deadly raid on a farming community in Nigeria's Kaduna State, underscoring the growing insecurity threatening rural livelihoods as armed gangs intensify attacks during the country's planting season.
Second Ebola treatment centre opens in North Kivu/in /by
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has opened a second Ebola treatment center in North Kivu, one of the three provinces hit by the outbreak, to improve access to specialist care and ease pressure on health facilities.
OPEC+ boosts oil production as Gulf exports recover/in /by
Seven OPEC+ producers have agreed to increase oil production from August, signalling confidence that Gulf exports are recovering after months of disruption caused by the Middle East conflict. The move comes as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz gradually returns to normal.
Thousands pay respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei/in /by
Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Tehran on Monday to pay their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.
Pope leaves for summer holiday after whirlwind start to 2026/in /by
Pope Leo XIV began a summer vacation on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a powerful global statesman on issues from artificial intelligence to war and flexed decisive papal muscle to govern internal church problems.
Norway and England march into quarter-finals/in /by
Brazil's World Cup dream came to a shock end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway, sending the five-time champions crashing out before the quarter-finals for the first time since 1990.
FIFA cleared Balogun to face Belgium after Trump intervention, sources say/in /by
An reported intervention by US President Donald Trump to clear American World Cup striker Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium on Monday has kicked off a furious row at the tournament.