Gunmen have released 30 Nigerian students who spent nearly seven months in captivity, a government official has said, the latest batch in the release of the dozens of Kebbi state students abducted in June. 2021. They arrived at the Kebbi…

The Tunisia-Africa Business Council (TABC) is organising, a multi-sectoral business mission to Burkina Faso. The event, slated for March 8-11, 2022, is expected to draw business interests from within and outside of the continent to Burkina Faso.  Veronic Njie  reports: 

There was a flag-raising ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, to mark the entry of Ghana and four other countries into the Security Council for a two-year term as non-permanent members.  Ghana, Gabon, Brazil, United Arab…

Lawyer of a 49-year old man who was arrested for allegedly setting fire to South Africa's parliament on Sunday say he is a victim of mistaken identity. Zandile Christmas Mafe who was said to have been caught with explosives according…

Niger has temporarily suspended an order to expel eight high-profile Rwandans relocated there from Tanzania, allowing them to remain in the country for 30 days, pending a resolution. They were political and military officials during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and…

The Gambia tops the list of countries that will experience slow visa applications according to the UK’s Home Secretary. This comes following the country’s refusal to take back “criminals” from the United Kingdom. The UK’s top official has threatened to…

The Teachers Education Workers Union (TEWU), has declared a nationwide strike effective Wednesday, 5 January 2022 over the nonpayment of their professional development allowance. TEWU has been in talks with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission since June 2019 on…

A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji in Zamfara State, North Western Nigeria, has released over 60 kidnapped victims, following military raids on neighboring bandit camps in Zamfara and Sokoto forests. The notorious bandit kingpin who was reportedly the mastermind of…

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has announced a seven percent increment in the base pay of public sector workers for the year 2022. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah said the four percent increment which was announced earlier in 2021, will be…