by Nurat Uthman Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world's biggest music corporations, has acquired the majority stake in a leading Nigerian record label, Mavin Global. The company in...

by Nurat Uthman Benin has offered 2,000 “personnel” to support a planned Kenyan-led international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda...

by Nurat Uthman Senegal's President Macky Sall announced plans for a general amnesty for political demonstrators from 2021 to 2024, seeking to ease tensions ahead of upcoming elections. Speaking at...

by Nurat Uthman The world Trade organization (WTO) ministerial conference kicked off in Abu Dabi on Monday (Feb. 26). The member nations will discuss issues such as banning subsidies contributing...

By Nurat Uthman Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double power generation capacity but which has drawn stiff opposition from conservationists because...

by Nurat Uthman Guinea's capital came to a standstill Monday on the first day of an open-ended general strike amid growing social tensions and the absence of a transitional government....

by Nurat Uthman A French journalist has been arrested and detained in Ethiopia since February 22 on suspicions of conspiring "to create chaos" in the country, his employer, the specialist...

by Nurat Uthman A Tunisian court has slapped a six-month prison term on opposition figure Jawhar Ben Mbarek over remarks criticizing the country's latest elections, his lawyer said Saturday. He’s...

by Nurat Uthman Zambia has seen a surge in cholera cases since January 2024 with fatalities reaching 700, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said in a statement. The country has...

by Nurat Uthman Lawyers for detained journalist Stanis Bujakera say they have filed a new demand for his release after the Democratic Republic of Congo's president said the reporter was...