SENEGAL’S political landscape is set for a shake-up as the two former ruling parties of ex-presidents Macky Sall and Abdoulaye Wade have joined forces ahead of a snap legislative election on November 17. The Alliance for the Republic (APR), led by…
TANZANIAN police have arrested two prominent opposition leaders, Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, on Monday in a bid to halt anti-government protests in Dar es Salaam. Both leaders belong to the main opposition party CHADEMA, which had planned demonstrations…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council, asserting it is no longer equipped to handle contemporary global challenges. Speaking at the UN’s Summit of the Future in New York on Sunday, Ramaphosa…
UNSEASONABLY late snowstorms battered South Africa’s coastal regions over the weekend, leaving two people dead and forcing the closure of major highways. The victims died from hypothermia after being stranded in their vehicles on the N3 highway, the primary…
NIGERIA’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima is among the world leaders slated to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) at the UN headquarters in New York. UNGA 79 opened on Sept. 10, while the General Debate…
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the construction of 14 roads and bridges, which were badly affected by floods, in Ekiti State, Adamawa, Kebbi and Enugu States. Works Minister David Unahi said this while addressing State House correspondents after the…
THE U.S. government has offered humanitarian assistance to victims of the devastating flooding, which recently occurred in Maiduguri and elsewhere. “The United States is deeply saddened by the devastating floods that have affected Maiduguri and other parts of Borno State,…
Prominent pro-democracy advocates– HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) — has condemned the extensive, massive and well coordinated price manipulation, alteration of metering devices by virtually sixty five to seventy percent of independent marketers of petroleum products in…
Mr Kris Atsaka, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) presidential aspirant, has pledged to push for a special media salary for media workers in the country if elected. Atsaka, who is currently NUJ Vice President Zone D, made the promise on…
World leaders have adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations. The leaders adopted the Pact at the two-day Summit of the Future…
