Africa

34+ min ago   (471+ words) BREAKING: Russia strikes Kyiv after Trump’s ceasefire declaration — Zelensky Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued a 44-year-old man during a security operation in Sasaro Forest, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The operation,…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (352+ words) Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured Ghanaians that the government remains ready to evacuate nationals from South Africa if their lives are threatened by further attacks. He said the completion of the recent evacuation exercise did not mean…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (577+ words) A commentary published — and subsequently removed without public explanation — by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) paints a familiar picture of a nation wronged. It accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of “betrayal” for aligning with Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan at…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (291+ words) Gunmen have abducted Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their infant daughter from their residence in Millennium City, Kaduna State, and are demanding N300 million for their release. The family was taken at about 11 pm on Monday, according to Zakka, who…...

55+ min ago   (383+ words) African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the government to intensify efforts to secure the release of Ahmed Zakka, his wife, their infant child and other Nigerians held in captivity, insisting that every Nigerian deserves to live…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (466+ words) Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, local hunters and forest guards, have killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued a 44-year-old abducted man in Edo State. The operation was carried out on October 11 at Sasaro Forest…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (598+ words) The National Civil Society Coalition (NCSC) said communal clashes had increased over the past three months, with violence reported in Lakes, Jonglei, Unity, Warrap and Upper Nile states, as well as Ruweng and Abyei administrative areas. In a statement extended…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (445+ words) BBC-At least 72 civilians who had been prospecting for gold in a border region of Sudan have been killed in air strikes, a regional rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, based in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, said jets targeted the so-called artisanal…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (317+ words) Sudan’s Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered an investigation into reports that 72 miners were killed in an airstrike near the Egyptian border. A rights group suspects Egyptian aircraft carried out the attack, but Cairo has not commented. Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (175+ words) Risk of famine is rising across regions of Sudan, driven by conflict, El Nino-induced drought and lack of humanitarian resources, a group of UN experts said on Monday. "An El Nino-induced drought, affecting roughly half of the country, is compounding…...