Nigeria president lifts suspension of governor in oil-rich state
The crisis in Rivers State began after a political confrontation between incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers.
18 Sep, 2025
TEKNOFEST 2025: Türkiye bumps up research and development allocation to $16B per year
Turkish tech minister says that R&D human resources and technology parks have expanded nationwide.
17 Sep, 2025
Curse to cure: Kenya becomes 10th African nation to conquer sleeping sickness
Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem after years of scientific surveillance to map a fatal disease that once had entire afflicted villages blaming witchcraft for their misery.
17 Sep, 2025
At least 50 Sudanese refugees dead in Libya shipwreck: IOM
A rubber boat carrying 75 refugees from Sudan caught fire off the Libyan coast while en route to Greece, IOM says.
17 Sep, 2025
Somalia fetes heroic soldiers, hails battlefield victory over Al-Shabab
Niger violence: Villagers shot dead during baptism ceremony
Malawians await results of tight presidential election
Black pod disease devastates cocoa farms in southwest Cameroon
Nigerian military kills terrorists in the northern states of Borno and Adamawa
17 Sep, 2025
Chad parliament endorses constitutional revision extending presidential term to seven years
Chad’s National Assembly has endorsed constitutional revisions that would extend the presidential term from five to seven years.
17 Sep, 2025
Senegal intercepts wooden boat carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing
Senegalese authorities have intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat off the coast of Dakar as they attempted to reach Europe via the Atlantic Ocean route, officials said on Tuesday.
17 Sep, 2025
South African court dismisses appeal by late Zambian president’s family to stop body repatriation
A high court in South Africa has dismissed an appeal by the family of late Zambian President Edgar Lungu that sought to stop the repatriation of his remains to Zambia for burial.
17 Sep, 2025
More than 21,000 Sudanese families affected by floods, heavy rainfall since June
More than 21,000 families in Sudan have been affected by floods and heavy rains in 11 states across the country since June, authorities announced on Monday.
16 Sep, 2025
Eighteen civilians killed 14, others abducted by RSF in Sudan’s El-Fasher: Medical group
At least 18 civilians have been killed and 14 others, including three girls, abducted after the paramilitary RSF raided a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Sudan’s western city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, doctors said on Tuesday.
16 Sep, 2025
Biotech push: Nigeria sows the seeds of a GMO gamble
Nigeria is preparing the template for Africa’s agricultural future, using scientific logic and community assurance to persuade farmers to adopt genetically modified crops that promise enhanced yields, drought resistance and food security.
16 Sep, 2025
Kenyan court seeks British soldier’s arrest over young mother’s murder
A Nairobi court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for a British citizen in connection with the high-profile death of a young Kenyan mother whose body was found in a septic tank over a decade ago.
16 Sep, 2025
Voter turnout strong in Malawi elections – election commission
Seventeen candidates are running for president but observers say the race is between outgoing Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika.
16 Sep, 2025
Mogadishu TikTokers arrested for allegedly insulting Somalia’s president
Police said the clips show the TikTokers performing an altered rendition of a famous song in a way that ridicules Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
16 Sep, 2025
South Africa secures long-term fuel supply with BP, Engen
The decision, confirmed by the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (Fiasa), ends years of uncertainty caused by short-term fuel agreements.
