Africa

South Africa: Govt withdraws support for Miss SA in Israel

By Ismail Auwal The government in South Africa has withdrawn support for Miss South Africa in the Miss Universe contest to be held in Israel. There...

Libya overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil producer  

By Salim Yunusa Nigeria has lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Libya as crude oil production fell further last month amid lingering supply...

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white President, dies at 85

    By Salim Yunusa   FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to...

JUST IN: Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency

By Salim Yunusa   Ethiopia’s council of ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately, according to state-affiliated media.   “The state of emergency is aimed...

Report shows world’s four oldest universities are in Africa

By Salim Yunusa     Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Mali are the top four countries with the oldest universities in the world that still operate today, a...

Sudan’s civilian leaders arrested, internet down amid coup reports

By Ismail Auwal Members of Sudan's transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is...

Excitement as Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) nears in Kaduna

By Salim Yunusa The First ever Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) is set to debut in Kaduna on 21st to 23rd October, 2021. The...

Fact check: Do users risk having their WhatsApp deleted for not sharing viral clip? 

By Isma'il Auwal A 2:57 minute-long audio clip, in which one Varun pulyani, who identified himself as a "WhatsApp director" claimed that any user who...

BREAKING: Algeria bans French Military planes from flying over territory, recalls ambassador

By Salim Yunusa   The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its latest response to...

JUST IN: Coup foiled in Sudan

  By Salim Yunusa Sudanese authorities said they had foiled an attempted coup on Tuesday, accusing loyalists of ousted president Omar al-Bashir of trying to reverse...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Former Algerian president dies aged 84

By Salim Yunusa   The former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84.   Bouteflika led the country for...

Togo shuts down mosques, churches over rising COVID-19 cases

By Salim Yunusa Togo’s government has ordered all places of worship to shut down for one month starting on Friday, following a “worrying upsurge” in...

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