Drone Strike Damages Ukraine Grain Destined For Africa
A Russian drone strike that targeted a Ukrainian port on the River Danube has caused a spike in global grain prices. At one point, the cost of wheat rose by…
A Russian drone strike that targeted a Ukrainian port on the River Danube has caused a spike in global grain prices. At one point, the cost of wheat rose by…
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I call for President…
In the heart of Yoruba land, where stories are woven into the very fabric of existence, there exists a tale that serves as a mirror to those who traverse the…
Nigerian afrobeats musician, Wizkid, is the first African artist to receive the BRIT Billion Award which recognises artists who’ve achieved over one billion digital streams in the UK. In a…
Tunisia’s autocratic President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden. Ms Bouden – the country’s first ever female prime minister – was hand-picked by President Saied to lead…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit northern Ethiopia and the neighbouring Eritrea on Tuesday evening. No deaths or destruction have so far been reported. It shook several towns…
The former president of Ivory Coast Henri Konan Bédié has died. He was 89. Mr Bédié took over as the country’s second head of state after the death of Félix…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fleshed out the details of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a…
Senegal’s interior ministry says two people have been killed in the city of Ziguinchor, during protests against the detention of the main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The ministry didn’t say…
Forty-one people who were rescued from a doomsday cult in Kenya earlier this year are to be charged alongside the leader with murder and other offences. Prosecutors say the victims-turned-suspects…
Sierra Leonean police have arrested several people including unnamed senior military officers, for “working to undermine the peace and tranquillity of the state”. In a statement, police said those arrested…