Africa

Many Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country’s national anthem was changed without much consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978. The newly re-adopted anthem, which begins “Nigeria, We Hail …

The lifeless body of a woman has been found in a bush along Amaraku-Umudim Road in Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. “The deceased woman was pregnant and her upper garment removed by his attackers,” according to reports. “The woman had no blood stain as to be said …

Paul Okoye, one of the members of the Nigerian music duo P-Square, who have renamed themselves Rudeboy, got married for the second time on May 25 as the traditional wedding took place in Abia State, Nigeria. The singer has been divorce from his ex-wife in December 2022, with whom he …

DR Congo president Felix Tshisekedi has appointed a new government, spokesperson Tina Salama said in the early hours of Wednesday. President Felix Tshisekedi won a second term after elections in late 2023 that also handed his Sacred Union coalition a large majority in parliament. But internal jostling for jobs has …

Algeria on Tuesday proposed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demands a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages held by Hamas and essentially orders Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive” in Rafah. Algeria’s U.N. Ambassador Amar Bendjama said earlier on Tuesday – after a …

A Nigerian commercial sex worker has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in hard labor for trafficking young girls into prostitution in Konongo in the Ashanti region, Ghana. According to police prosecution, “the accused person has been trafficking young girls from Nigeria to Konongo, exploited  them in prostitution, with some …

At least eight people were killed and around 150 villagers abducted when armed gangs on motorcycles burst into the village of Kuchi, in Niger State, central Nigeria. “The attackers, divided into groups of three per motorcycle, operated for three hours without encountering any resistance,” according to reports. “No help was …

An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops in the border area near Rafah, local media reported. The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what happened. Israeli media say there was an exchange of fire, but there are few other details and no reports …

The U.S. Embassy in Togo will be closed this Monday, May 27, 2024, in tribute to all those who have lost their lives while serving the United States in the military. This day of remembrance, known in the United States as Memorial Day, is dedicated to honoring the memory of …

At least 130 people have died at a single hospital in Sudan’s besieged city of El Fasher, in the Darfur region, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Fighting between rival groups in Sudan’s civil war in the battle for control of the city has recently intensified, BBC reported. …