Monday, November 9, 2026

Africa

April 11, 2023

UN relocates more than 1,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has generously allocated 400 hectares of land where refugees can settle and access existing services, such as health care, water, and education.

Somali refugees
April 11, 2023

Ethiopia imposes curfew amid unrest

A curfew has been imposed in Gonder, Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara, local officials disclosed on Monday.

Unrest in Ethiopia
April 11, 2023

43,000 Tanzanian schoolgirls pregnant, dropped out of school: Report

No fewer than 42,954 Tanzanian schoolgirls dropped out of school between July 2021 and June 2022 after they got pregnant.

PREGNANT TANZANIAN YOUNG GIRLS
April 9, 2023

ADF injects $8 million to improve banking system in West Africa

Over 53 financial service providers across the participating countries would be included in the project.

African Development Fund
April 8, 2023

VAR returns to Egyptian football league after financial problems

Even with the technology back in place, complaints about match officials in Egypt have not stopped.

Video Assistant Referee (VAR)
April 8, 2023

Chad expels German ambassador for ‘impolite attitude’

Mr Kricke, who has been serving as Germany’s ambassador to Chad since 2021, was given 48 hours to leave the country.

Jan-Christian Gordon Kricke
April 7, 2023

Buhari giving Nigeria ‘wise leadership’, says Angolan ambassador

The Angolan diplomat thanked Mr Buhari for giving Nigeria “wise leadership.”

President Muhammadu Buhari
April 5, 2023

South Africa revokes electricity’s ‘state of disaster’ declaration

The South African government on Wednesday revoked the “national state of disaster” declared in February to manage the electricity crisis.

Electricity power line
April 5, 2023

China meets President-elect Tinubu on trade, diplomatic relations with Nigeria

China has identified people-to-people cooperation, which leads to cultural exchanges.

Xi Jinping & Bola Tinubu
April 4, 2023

144 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic evacuated: NEMA

On Monday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received a batch of 144 stranded Nigerians from Niamey in Niger Republic.

Stranded Nigerians in Niger Republic