The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission for Côte d’Ivoire’s upcoming presidential election, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, arrived in Abidjan on Monday to lead the regional bloc’s efforts in monitoring...

The World Bank has approved over $2 billion in new financing for Uganda over the next three financial years to support key development projects, a senior official from the Ministry...

Ghanaian police have launched an investigation into the “suspicious” death of 20-year-old Senegalese footballer Cheikh Toure, whose body was taken to a hospital in Kumasi last week. The probe, announced...

At least 14 people have been killed and 29 others injured after a passenger train derailed in eastern Ethiopia, state media reported on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred around 2...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of conspiring to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from the late Libyan leader...

Cameroon’s influential Catholic Church has appealed for calm and restraint as tensions rise over the yet-to-be-announced results of the country’s 12 October presidential election. Opposition candidate and former government spokesman...

A drone attack struck an area near the international airport in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, on Tuesday — just a day before the airport was scheduled to reopen for domestic flights...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has denied reports circulating on social media claiming he has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to driving sustainable growth through innovation, climate finance, and resilience as the state prepares to host the 2025 International Climate...

Normalcy has returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, following Monday’s disruption caused by supporters of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. On Monday, movement across...