Nigeria could soon be home to one of the boldest transport projects in Africa’s history — a $60 billion high-speed bullet-train network stretching nearly 2,500 miles and connecting four of the nation’s biggest cities. The ambitious plan, received by authorities…
Russia has stepped up its courtship of Africa’s Sahel region, with Defence Minister Andrey Belousov declaring Moscow’s readiness to give the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) a serious boost in military muscle. Fresh from high-level talks with defence chiefs from…
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye came into office with a bold promise — to clean up government spending and make sure every kobo (or CFA franc) is accounted for. That mission got even more urgent after a shocking audit revealed…
Mali’s political drama has taken another tense turn as the military-led government detains two top generals and a French citizen over what it calls a coup plot. The junta says the arrests were necessary to stop an attempt to destabilise…
President Cyril Ramaphosa didn’t mince words today—he admitted South Africa is a “broken” nation. Speaking to over 1,000 people at the University of South Africa, he launched a National Dialogue designed to face the country’s toughest social and economic wounds…
In Lahou-Kpanda, a small coastal village in Côte d’Ivoire, the sea is not just swallowing land—it’s taking the dead with it. The erosion here is so relentless that graves are washed away, forcing families to exhume their loved ones and…
As Anambra State prepares for Saturday’s highly anticipated bye-elections, the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the National Assembly has accused Governor Chukwuma Soludo of allegedly planning to deploy non-state security operatives and thugs to influence the outcome. The elections, which…
Three years after the horrific June 2022 attack at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed around 40 lives and injured over 100 worshippers, Nigeria’s security narrative has shifted. Initially, the Buhari administration attributed the atrocity to…
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a fresh leadership team for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), with veteran media executive Rotimi Richard Pedro taking the helm as Director-General. A senior NTA official confirmed the appointments to Vanguard, highlighting other key positions:…
Peter Obi, former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and ex-governor of Anambra State, has urged his supporters to vote for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the upcoming by-elections. Obi explained that the LP has no candidates officially recognised by…
