Goddy Ikeh
The Malian authorities must carry out an effective and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least eight civilians, following drone strikes that targeted a market on a busy day in Inadiafatane last month.
The two sides identified specific areas of cooperation to enhance their fight against all forms of terrorism
Nigeria’s new Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has said that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will be utilised optimally to benefit Nigeria.
Following the local and international outcry and condemnation of the detention of 30 minors and charging them for treason in a high court in Abuja for protesting against hunger, the Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation to ensure the immediate release of the minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection to last August’s protests without prejudice to any ongoing legal processes.
OPEC daily basket price stood at $73.64 per barrel Friday
The World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an urgent appeal to prevent a food crisis, after estimating that $404 million is needed to prepare for a hunger response in South Sudan.
President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki have hailed the Kenyan Supreme Court for upholding rights and modernizing the country’s judiciary.
The deadline for the submission of names of candidacies for the legislative and local elections in Chad on December 29, 2024 has expired.
Chad has strongly denied rumours of terrorist infiltration in the capital after a Facebook page, Tchadone, owned by Chadian activists, reported the possible entry of armed men into Ndjamena.
With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most responsible for global warming must agree at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan to fully pay for the catastrophic loss of homes and damage to livelihoods taking place across the continent, Amnesty International said.