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Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been named the new Chair of the Board of Directors for the Climate Action Platform for Africa. Osinbajo will assist CAP-A with “the next…
The military junta in Mali has said it will postpone the presidential election that had been scheduled for February A government spokesman, Col Abdoulaye Maiga, said a new date would…
Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the French-language news magazine Jeune Afrique, accusing it of publishing untruthful articles. A statement said the publication was seeking to discredit the armed forces…
A senator who belongs to the ruling coalition in Kenya has proposed an extension of presidential term limits from the current five to seven years, sparking sharp reactions in…
The Beninese government has ordered an assessment of all fuel storage facilities in the wake of the deadly explosion that killed dozens of people over the weekend. At least 34…
The exiled former president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozizé, has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in the country’s capital, Bangui. The 76-year-old, who…
Kenya has offered to take the lead in a UN security mission aimed at stabilising Haiti after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, appealed for more international support.…
African governments have called on the UN Human Rights Council to terminate the mandate of a team of human rights experts on Ethiopia after the submission of its latest…
A female Kenyan senator who describes herself as a whistleblower has been suspended for six months by a parliamentary committee. Gloria Orwoba was hauled before the Powers and Privileges…
Ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has appealed to the West African bloc Ecowas’s court for his release, his lawyer has said. A suit was filed with the court on Monday…
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, is currently in Shanghai, China, en route to Lianyungang where he is participating in the 2023 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum, Lianyungang. The…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has invited the Department of State Services to join the state police command in probing the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad.…
Police in Ghana have confirmed that five people are being charged in connection with organising a rally last month in support of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. The small gathering…
Two losing presidential candidates, from Nigeria’s main opposition parties, have gone to the Supreme Court to challenge the dismissal of their cases against the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Delegations of the European Union, Economic Community of West African States and the International Police, on Monday, met with the Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, over the implementation…
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. On getting to the state house on Monday…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at New York for the 78th edition of the United Nations General Assembly. The President is attending the event in a bid to strengthen…
Two Russian cosmonauts and an astronaut from the United States have docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after blasting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan amid raging tensions…
The United States is “in regular contact at senior levels with Saudi Arabia about ensuring a stable and affordable supply of energy to global markets”, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan…
An unspecified number of Kenyan soldiers are feared dead and several others injured after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the coastal Lamu county on Sunday.…
