Nigeria and Cameroon troops have killed 27 Boko Haram fighters in a joint clearance operation. They destroyed gun trucks and recovered arms and ammunition belonging to the terrorists. Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, confirmed that the troops encounter with the terrorists took place in the Northern part of Wulgo, Tumbuma, Chikun […]
AFRICA
Sudan’s new leader Gen. Ibn Ouf quits
The head of Sudan’s new ruling military council, General Awad Ibn Ouf, announced his resignation on Friday, less than 24 hours after being sworn in, following the ouster of long-time president Omar al-Bashir. His move came shortly after the council’s political chief Lieutenant General Omar Zain al-Abdin told Arab and African diplomats at a meeting […]
US suspends talks with Sudan
The United States on Thursday suspended discussions with Sudan on normalizing relations between the two countries after the military ousted President Omar al-Bashir and said it would run the country for two years, Reuters reports. The State Department, while declining to declare the takeover a coup, said it supported a peaceful and democratic Sudan and believed the […]
Sudanese army deploys around Khartoum in possible coup
In a possible coup move, Sudan’s army deployed troops around the defence ministry, while soldiers and security agency personnel were deployed on key roads and bridges in Khartoum early on Thursday, as thousands of people flocked to an anti-government protest outside the ministry. Earlier, state television said the armed forces would make an important announcement […]
E-commerce will boost Africa free trade
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said that e-commerce would significantly boost free trade across Africa. It would help realize the objectives of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), participants at UNCTAD’s e-Commerce Week 2019 were told. “E-commerce has the potential to lift intra-African trade from the current rate of […]
Attacks on foreigners in S/Africa irk Dlamini-Zuma
Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, ex-Chairperson of African Union Commission, has expressed disappointment that her country, South Africa, was experiencing attacks on foreign nationals. The politician said in a tweet that these attacks were against everything South Africa stood for as a nation. In a reaction to renewed xenophobic attacks in Durban, South Africa, she said: […]
ACCI President lauds Fintech Network for Africa initiative
…Calls for Private Sector approach to its sustainability By Lubem Gena, Abuja Arising from the launch of a continental Financial Technology (Fintech) last week, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in Nigeria, has endorsed and call on the implementers to ensure that it is private-sector driven. The Fintech network was launched by the […]
Deportation: Nigeria, Ghana immigration services in peace talk
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and its Ghanaian counterpart have begun reconciliatory talks over the recent deportation of four Ghanaian nationals by Nigerian authority. NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James made this known in a Press Statement in Abuja on Saturday. He said that the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede had played host […]
FG commiserates with Ghana over death of 50 in road mishap
The Federal Government has commiserated with the Government and People of Ghana over the loss of more than 50 lives resulting from a head on collision involving two public transport buses. The accident occurred in the early hours of Friday.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in a statement by the ministry’s […]
Cyclone Idai kills over 1000 in Mozambique, 89 in Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai caused more havoc than initially reported as Mozambique said over a thousand people may have been killed as the cyclone smashed into the central part of the country. In neighbouring Zimbabwe, Idai left 89 dead and at least 150 more missing. The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai’s full wrath […]
