Kingsley Chiahemen
Egypt replaces railway authority head following deadly accidents
Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir, has replaced the head of the railway authority on Tuesday, following a series of deadly train crashes in...
Ramadan: Egypt releases 1,686 prisoners
Egypt on Tuesday released 1,686 prisoners on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The decision...
Libya, Algeria discuss security cooperation
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum in Tripoli to discuss security cooperation between the two countries.
“The meeting,...
Rwanda report blames France for its role in 1994 genocide
France “bears significant responsibility” for enabling “foreseeable” genocide against ethnic Tutsis in Rwanda that happened in 1994, a report commissioned by the Rwandan government...
COVID-19: Nigeria conducts 1,870,915 tests, confirms 70 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has conducted 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests in the country of over 200 million people since Feb. 27, 2020.
The NCDC...
Buhari to Nigerien President: We’ll continue to assist our close neighbours
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will continue to assist its close neighbours in diverse ways as required.
Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman,...
Buhari hosts Nigerien President, Mohamed Bazoum
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted his Nigerien counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Somali army kills senior Shabab leader
The Somali National Army (SNA), has killed a senior Shabab operative and arrested two others in an operation in the Middle Shabelle region, a...
High winds add to problems as South Africa fights Cape Town...
Cape Town authorities have arrested a man believed to be responsible for starting a blaze that has torn through the South African city’s Table...
11 passengers killed in Egypt’s train derailment – Ministry
At least 11 people were killed and 98 others were wounded in a train derailment on Sunday in the Delta city of Toukh, north...