East Africa: UN Offers Bleak Outlook for Region Due to Covid-19
Only four East African countries are still on course to record positive economic growth in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
Africa: Choice and Opportunity for Farmers Will Transform Africa
Nairobi — 'A hungry man is not a free man. He cannot focus on anything else but securing his next meal.' So proclaimed ...
Southern Africa: SADC and Mozambique – a Change in Approach?
On Friday 27 November 2020, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) hosted an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit in Gaborone, Botswana. According to the ...
Nigeria: Buhari Threatens to ‘Deal Decisively With Violent Protesters’
He said this as protests resurfaced in Oshogbo, Osun State Monday. President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja warned that "any act of hooliganism ...
Nigeria: Flooding Affects 129,000 Across Nigeria, Kills 68 – Report
An official says flooding affected 320 local government areas in 35 states, including Abuja. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that ...
Nigeria: Power Grid Failed 206 Times in 10 Years – Report
Nigeria's national grid failed at least once every month between 2009 and 2019, throwing the country into darkness, a report on the status ...
Nigeria: U.S. Adds Country to Religious Freedom Blacklist
The United States has designated Nigeria, China, Burma, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as countries of 'particular interest' ...
Nigeria: Older People Often an Invisible Casualty in Conflict With Boko Haram
Recent Boko Haram massacre in Borno State exemplifies years of repression and abuse of older people by the armed group Older people are ...
Councillor donates bus to school
The councillor representing Ward D Anthony in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Idowu Oluloro, has donated a 14-seater bus to Anthony ...
Lawan wins 2019 Zik Prize in Leadership Award
From Sanni Onogu, Abuja Senate President Ahmad Lawan has been awarded the 2019 Zik Prize in Political Leadership. Lawan’s Chief of Staff, Dr. ...
