International
Nigeria’s economy heads for shutdown, as labour unions plan massive protests over rising cost of living
ABUJA – Nigeria’s two largest labour unions have declared an indefinite strike to begin next Tuesday in protest over the way the government ...
International
Kenya, US sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
KENYA – Kenya and the United States (U.S) have signed a defense agreement that will see the East African nation get resources and ...
International
Finally, France agrees to bundle its troops, ambassador out of Niger
NIAMEY – President, Emmanuel Macron, has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military co-operation with Niger following a coup. “France ...
International
Amnesty Intn’l claims Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa sustaining Mugabe’s brutal human rights abuses
ZIMBABWE – The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe has failed to live up to its promises for change and break with ...
International
35 people reportedly killed in fuel depot explosion in Republic of Benin
PORTO-NOVO – At least 35 people have been killed in Benin after a fuel depot exploded into flames, sending a black cloud of ...
International
Anti-govt protests over economic crisis enter third day in Ghana, 49 arrested
GHANA – Ghanaians gathered on Saturday for the third day of anti-government protests amid police arrests and obstruction in Accra, Ghana. According to ...
International
Suicide bomber kills dozens, injures many in central Somalia
SOMALIA – An explosives-laden vehicle detonated Saturday at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne, killing at least 18 people ...
International
Real or rhetorics? Head of Sudan’s army says he’s ready for talks with rebel commander
KHARTOUM – The head of Sudan’s army has told the BBC he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom ...
International
Police in Johannesburg arrest 7 over kidnap of gay university student
JOHANNESBURG – Seven people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a gay university student in South Africa by luring him to a meeting ...
International
Ghana tops African countries with highest debt owed IMF
GHANA – Ghana has maintained its spot as Africa’s most indebted country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Africanews, Ghana’s debt ...
