Africa

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Feb. 14, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja on Monday for Monrovia, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the year-long commemoration of the Liberia’s bicentennial anniversary. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, made …

A Nigerian by name Nicholas at the hospital. By Fortune Abang Abuja, Feb. 13, 2022 The Nigerian community, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), on Saturday reiterated its call on the South African and Nigerian governments to stop extra-judicial killings in that country. According to a statement …

  Nigerian Army officers honoured with National Award by Liberian President, George Weah. By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 12, 2022 President George Weah of Liberia has conferred award of “Distinguished Service Order of the Republic of Liberia” on some Nigerian Army senior officers at the nation’s 65th Armed Forces Celebration. …

Winner of the 2022 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Darega Ulfata at the finishing line.    By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Feb. 12, 2022 Two Ethiopian marathoners, Daresa Ulfata and Dagne Siranesh have emerged both male and female winners of the 42-km 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday …

The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) has expressed support for Malian people over the crisis arising from the recent military coup in the country, calling on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift sanctions imposed on the country while urging the coup leaders to quickly return Mali to constitutional …

Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group, Mobilizing Financing for Africa’s Accelerated Economic Recovery, Development and Integration, at the Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Addis Ababa, 5-6 February 2022. Your Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 9, 2022 UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed says peace is indispensable, after hearing stories of conflict and hope while meeting with different groups on her visit to Ethiopia. Mohammed was in Ethiopia to attend the just concluded 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday returned to Abuja after participating in the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday morning, got a comprehensive briefing on the coup attempt to oust President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, which was aborted by loyalist forces. On the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Nigerian President …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, February 5, 2022, participated at the opening session of the 35th African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with other African leaders in attendance.  This is as Nigeria has been re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for another three-year mandate …

  President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle, assuring that social safety nets will be further sustained, while access to education and opportunities will be expanded. Speaking at the virtual official …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Feb. 3, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to depart Abuja today, Thursday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the summit would …

Yaounde, Feb. 3, 2022 Senegal reached a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on Wednesday after goals from Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mane secured a 3-1 win over Burkina Faso. Aliou Cisse’s side were denied a first AFCON title by Algeria back in 2019, but they will …

President Muhammadu Buhari will from tomorrow, Thursday, embark on four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. He will join other African leaders in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing …

Armed soldiers move on the main artery of the capital after heavy gunfire around the presidential palace in Bissau, Guinea Bissau Feb. 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer. Bissau, Feb. 2, 2022 At least six people were killed in a failed attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, state radio said on …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 1, 2022 UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Sawyerr succeeds Maj. Gen. Kefyalew Amde Tessema of Ethiopia to whom the …

A top delegation of the ECOWAS Commission will visit Kwara State in March to launch an advocacy for safe hygiene for women and girls — a pick that is linked to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s gender mainstreaming policy in the state. Kwara is one of the few Nigerian states to benefit …

By Victor Okoye Garoua (Cameroon), Jan. 29, 2022 Burkina Faso on Saturday stunned the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia by a lone goal to progress to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cameroon 2021. Dango Ouattara’s goal on the stroke of halftime was enough for Burkina Faso to …

By Cecilia Ologunagba, New York; Ismaila Chafe, Lizzy Okoji, Abuja, Jan. 28, 2022 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies, following the coup d’etat carried out late Sunday that toppled the democratically elected government of President Roch Kabore. The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of …

Soccer-loving Nigerians were heartbroken last Sunday when the Super Eagles of Nigeria could not fly higher than the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the second round match of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding in Cameroon. Nigerians were full of expectations. The Super Eagles players were confident. …

Governor Hope Uzodimma has pledged the commitment of Imo State to the highest standards in infrastructure and management that would be required to attract global, regional and national investors for the successful delivery of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme. Imo was one of the States chosen for the …

Nigeria men’s hockey team have made a history at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana after their win against Kenya. Goals from Godwin Sunday, Sunday Emmanuel, Ibrahim Benjamin and Samaila James helped Nigeria to a 4-2 win against Kenya. The win put Nigeria on the podium for …

Abuja, Jan. 25, 2022 The Super Eagles returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua where they played four matches. They …

Ouagadougou, Jan. 24, 2022 A West African diplomat and four security sources reported on Monday that Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers. Kabore’s detention came after sustained gunfire rang out from military camps on Sunday night in the capital Ouagadougou with …

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has described Dangote Refinery and Fertiliser projects as the best industrialised project to happen to Africa. He said these projects, which are far beyond the expectation of his team and himself, would positively affect the economic growth and development of not …