Countries Nigeria heightens security after US & UK ‘terror’ warning Abuja – Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant... Read more 29 Oct, 2022
Countries Nigeria boosts security as US embassy evacuates families Abuja – Nigeria’s police force said it was beefing up security as the United States ordered diplomats’ families to... Read more 29 Oct, 2022
Business Libya, Turkey sign defence deals after maritime spat Tripoli – Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey’s defence minister on Tuesday, building on... Read more 26 Oct, 2022
Countries Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa Johannesburg – Peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region opened in... Read more 26 Oct, 2022
Countries France calls for African “solidarity” over Russian invasion Diamniadio – France is calling on African nations to show “solidarity” with Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a French minister... Read more 25 Oct, 2022
Countries African Union leader urges overhaul of global governance Diamniadio – Senegal’s President Macky Sall, who heads the African Union, on Monday deplored the “lack of coherence” from... Read more 25 Oct, 2022
Countries Nigeria calls for calm after US, UK warn of ‘terror’ threat Abuja – Western embassies in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Monday advised their citizens in the country to limit their... Read more 25 Oct, 2022
Countries Tigray’s rebels agree to peace talks as Ethiopia PM vows ‘end’ to war Addis Ababa – Tigray’s rebel authorities said on Friday they would attend talks next week aimed at ending... Read more 22 Oct, 2022
Countries Abiy vows ‘end’ to war as AU discusses Tigray peace talks Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has vowed war in Tigray “will end and peace will prevail”... Read more 22 Oct, 2022
Countries Morocco blasts South Africa’s ‘agitation’ of Western Sahara dispute Rabat – Morocco on Thursday blasted what it called Pretoria’s “gesticulations and agitations” over the disputed territory of Western... Read more 21 Oct, 2022