Two senators from Taraba State, Haruna Manu and Shuaibu Lau, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection letters were read during...

Former Benue Governor and Senator Gabriel Suswam has resigned from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party's ongoing internal crisis and dysfunction. In a letter addressed to Mbagber Council...

A notorious Tanzanian drug trafficker, Ahmed Muharram, has been arrested in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, along with several other suspects, as part of a major crackdown on drug trafficking. The Zambian...

John Steenhuisen, the leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA), has announced that he will not seek re-election as the party's leader in April. This decision comes as a surprise,...

The Nigerian Senate has failed to conclude deliberations on the proposed Electoral Act amendment bill, marking the third unsuccessful attempt in two weeks. Lawmakers held a closed-door executive session for...

The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) has seized control of Motot, a rebel-held town in Jonglei State, killing five opposition fighters and seizing a cache of weapons. The move...

The Lagos State government has suspended the demolition of homes in Makoko, a waterfront community, following protests by residents and civil society groups. The Lagos State House of Assembly ordered...

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force, was rushed to a private hospital in Abuja on Tuesday evening after he slumped while trying to access his...

The United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria as part of efforts to bolster security cooperation between the two countries. This move comes after President Bola...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has publicly accused Eritrean troops of committing atrocities, including mass killings, during the Tigray war. In a parliamentary address, Abiy admitted Eritrean soldiers massacred people...