Despite enduring deadly attacks that claimed 200 lives over a single weekend, Benue State recorded Nigeria’s sharpest decline in food inflation for May 2025. According to the National Bureau of...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, to discuss strengthening coordination between...

Togo's media regulator, the High Authority of Audiovisual and Communication, has suspended French broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, citing "inaccurate and biased" coverage of recent anti-government protests...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his continued support in revitalizing critical infrastructure in the capital, including the newly...

Nigeria's inflation rate declined to 22.97% in May 2025, down from 23.71% in April 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The year-on-year decrease was driven by a slowdown...

Kenya's Deputy Police Chief Eliud Lagat has temporarily stepped down from his position pending the completion of investigations into the death of 31-year-old blogger Albert Ojwang, whole died while in...

Niger's army has launched a crackdown on jihadist-controlled informal gold mining sites in the country's west, killing 13 insurgents and seizing materials linked to the manufacture of improvised explosive devices....

Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector, with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates. A...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, allowing military tribunals to try civilians under certain circumstances. The law, passed by parliament...

At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, following unusually heavy rains in the dry season. The interior...