Mobs send Nigerians fleeing in Jos following Palm Sunday shooting
Jos – Mobs formed across the Nigerian city of Jos Wednesday morning, an AFP reporter saw, appearing to result... Read more
2 Apr
DRC fans dance in the rain after sealing World Cup spot
Kinshasa – Delirious football fans took to the soaked streets of the capital Kinshasa and danced into the night... Read more
1 Apr
‘We have not appointed any king’: Somali shop-owners targeted in protests against Nigerians
Trucks belonging to immigrant shop-owners were torched during a violent protest on Monday in Buffalo City. Photo: Johnnie Isaac... Read more
31 Mar
Gunmen open fire in Nigeria university neighbourhood, mob retaliates
Jos – Gunmen opened fire on a bar in Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s restive Plateau state, sparking retaliation... Read more
31 Mar
Gunmen open fire on bar in central Nigeria, mob retaliates
Jos – Gunmen killed at least a dozen people in Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s restive Plateau state, sparking... Read more
30 Mar
WATCH | ‘EC Nigerian king’: Protest descends into chaos, vehicles set alight
KuGompo – A protest in KuGompo (formerly East London) against the coronation of an alleged “Igbo Nigerian king” turned... Read more
30 Mar
Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians
Lagos – Nigeria’s Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people,... Read more
27 Mar
Senegal denies covertly borrowing 650 mn euros to avoid default
Dakar – Debt-laden Senegal has denied a report in the Financial Times that it covertly borrowed 650 million euros... Read more
26 Mar
Iran war could add to Nigeria’s security troubles. What to watch out for
Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia The war between Iran and Israel and the US may have far-reaching regional... Read more
23 Mar
Oil price surge is hurting African economies: scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, SA, take stock
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College; Ibrahima Thiam, Université Iba Der Thiam de Thiès; Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand; Tsegay... Read more
20 Mar
