For decades, Marie Akum barely spoke about the night armed men attacked her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was seventeen. The attackers stayed for three days. Today, at forty-two,…
South Africa's government has publicly rejected a European proposal to freeze Russian sovereign assets held abroad, a move that places the nation at odds with Western allies supporting Ukraine. Jus…
Senior officials from the United Nations and the Nigerian Government gathered in New York to honor peacekeepers from Nigeria who died while serving in global missions. The ceremony at UN headquarte…
Human rights monitors are raising urgent questions about the conditions facing Burundian refugees pressured to return home from Tanzania. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has calle…
Sterling Bank has announced its sponsorship of a debate competition targeting secondary schools across Lagos, signalling the lender's latest move to invest in Nigeria's young population. The initia…
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters, has reignited heated national debate after publicly demanding authorities remove wealthy elites from their "posh houses" while def…
Nigerian authorities are pushing ahead with a major banking sector recapitalisation programme while millions of citizens face mounting food insecurity, creating a stark tension between financial st…
Reports indicate the United States is preparing to deport a group of Iranian women asylum seekers to the Central African Republic, according to sources familiar with the matter. The plan would send…
The United Nations Development Programme is pressing Nigerian health authorities to embed gender-based violence response services into the country's Global Fund GC8 programme, officials confirmed t…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, has issued a stark warning that international peace efforts will falter unless governments and partners provide…
Allegations that stolen Ukrainian grain has reached international markets are raising alarms across Africa, where millions of households already struggle with food costs that have climbed sharply s…
Troops operating in northeastern Nigeria have rescued 360 women and children held captive by terrorist elements in Borno State, according to a military operation confirmed by army officials on Tues…
