In the northwestern part of Nigeria, gunmen have kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in separate attacks, traditional leaders and residents said on Monday. Zamfara state is one of the worst hit by the armed gangs, known…

The motion filed by the minority in Ghana's parliament to censure the finance minister, Ken Ofori Atta will be taken on Thursday, November 10. Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim says all 136 MPs from the minority side will be present…

In the Nigerien capital Niamey, a meeting on the industrialization of Africa was held on Monday at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference.  The meeting which brought together Ministers of Industry and Economic Diversification of African countries was placed under the…

Finance Minister Samuel Tweah says Liberia’s recent progress in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard indicates that the government is doing more to impact development and improve living standards. Speaking in Monrovia Tuesday, the Minister said the passage now put…

Two TikTok users in Nigeria have been sentenced to a whipping and forced to clean the court after they used social media to mock a State governor. Mubarak Isa Muhammed and Muhammed Bula were found guilty of defaming Abdullahi Ganduje,…

In Chad, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed by decree 104 more members of his "parliament" as he leads a two-year transitional government after taking power on the death of his father. In early October, a national reconciliation…