Ex- NIgeria President "GoodluckJonathan" meets U.S. lawmakers; speaks on Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta 04:30 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has met with the United States Congress House Sub Committee on Africa to speak on the Niger Delta i...Read More
Five reportedly dead in Cameroon-Nigeria border attack on UN team 18:58 Three Nigerians and a Cameroon national were among five people killed when gunmen opened fire on a United Nations team on the border b...Read More
New Gambia president promises to reform National Intelligence Agency 11:00 The new president of Gambia, Adama Barrrow, who toppled the country’s longstanding leader, Yahya Jammeh, has promised to reform and ch...Read More
Nigerian Muslim women have called on authorities to seek pro-hijab legislation 10:30 Nigerian Muslim women have called on authorities to pass legislation prescribing sanctions against government agencies or private firms ...Read More
President Donald Trump 'Travel ban on Muslims' angers Muslim leaders and activists in Africa African 10:00 Muslim leaders and activists in Africa have voiced fears that U.S President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders banning refugees an...Read More
North African country Morocco rejoins African Union 23:16 Morocco has been readmitted into the African Union (AU) on Monday. The African leaders in Addis Ababa for the 28th AU summit voted i...Read More
The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted intercept 661 pump-action rifles imported through Lagos port 21:59 The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted 661 pieces of pump-action rifles from China, concealed with steel doors and other merchandise ...Read More
Software developer in war-torn South Sudan seeks to promote peace 22:43 Smart phone apps seem to cover virtually every aspect of human activity but a software developer in war-torn South Sudan has created a...Read More
Amnesty International condems UK court ruling on Nigeria oil spill 22:40 Amnesty International has criticized Thursday a U.K. court ruling, which held that energy giant Shell could not be sued in London for ...Read More
Why I relinquished power — Gambia’s Yayah Jammeh 22:36 The former President of The Gambia has made a nationwide broadcast to the Gambian people, explaining why he decided to relinquish po...Read More
African troops on standby as Gambia deadline expires 22:08 Senegalese troops backed by other African forces were poised to enter The Gambia Thursday after President Yahya Jammeh refused to leav...Read More
LATEST UPDATE: 52 dead, 120 injured after Nigerian jet accidentally bombed IDP camp 02:06 The MSF, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, has said that at least 52 people were killed after a Nigerian fighter jet acciden...Read More