Nigerian state bans petrol aiming to curb jihadist attacks
Kano – Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the epicentre of the jihadist insurgency, on Saturday said it was banning... Read more
12 May
Somalia floods kill seven, displace 200 families
Mogadishu – At least seven people were killed in an overnight devastating flood in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, local government... Read more
12 May
Sudan says may halt South Sudan oil exports after RSF attacks
Port Sudan – Sudan’s army-aligned government has told energy firms to prepare to stop handling crude oil from South... Read more
12 May
Netanyahu vows further fighting despite planned US-Israeli hostage release
Gaza City – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire in exchange for Hamas’s release... Read more
12 May
Zelensky offers to meet Putin in Turkey ‘personally’
Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in... Read more
12 May
Under pressure, UK govt to unveil flagship immigration plans
London – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Monday unveil his government’s “radical” landmark policy aimed at cutting... Read more
12 May
African worshippers hope Pope Leo carries on Francis’s work
Abuja – Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa’s biggest Catholic populations, on Friday... Read more
9 May
Rare bone-eroding disease ruining lives in Kenya’s poorest county
Lodwar – Joyce Lokonyi sits on an upturned bucket, fingers weaving palm fronds as the wind pulls her dress to... Read more
9 May
How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officials
Nairobi – The first city entirely built by a private company to be operational in east Africa, with some 25,000... Read more
9 May
Germany slams Russian ‘lies’, France warns of war ‘spectre’ in WWII commemorations
Berlin – Germany on Thursday slammed Russia’s “lies” over its invasion of Ukraine, while French leader Emmanuel Macron warned... Read more
9 May
