Africa

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned Western countries for quickly closing down their borders following the latest Omicron coronavirus outbreak.  Britain imposed border closure in response to...

Canada has banned foreign travellers from Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe over concerns about the transmission of a new Covid variant. Canada' Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos...

Uganda is about to lose its only international airport, the Entebbe International Airport, to China after the recent expiration of a debt agreement with the Asian country. On November 17,...

In what will make South Africa to become the first in Africa, the nation is planning to recognize different gender identities and accept a third gender option on national documents....

Jose Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde, has promised a better partnership and increase in trade volumes between Nigeria and Cape Verde in the coming years. Silva made the promise...

The last South African President under apartheid and key actor in the country’s transition to democracy, Frederik Willem de Klerk has died. This development was announced by his foundation. He...

The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS has stiffened its stance against military-ruled Guinea and Mali, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honour timetables for...

Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has asked the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) to support the sanctions slammed on Mali and Guinea coup leaders by...

Founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has commended the leadership role of President Muhammadu Buhari in restoring degraded lands in Nigeria and described the commitment to restore 4 million hectares as...

Military forces have toppled the government of Sudan in what looks like a coup, as the country's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok was arrested and transported to an unknown location. According...