A violent Easter Sunday attack on a church in northwestern Nigeria has left a community shattered, a regional church body furious, and the Nigerian Army publicly at odds with Christian community leaders over whether a rescue operation actually succeeded. Gunmen stormed a church in Ariko village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, during an […]
In a move that has ignited fierce debate across Cameroon and the wider African continent, parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president — a role that would for the first time give the world’s oldest serving head of state an appointed successor. The bill, passed on Saturday April
Kenya’s energy sector has been rocked by a scandal involving an alleged KSh4 billion ($33 million) fuel import fraud, with President William Ruto breaking his silence to announce a full crackdown on oil sector cartels. The controversy has engulfed senior officials in the Ministry of Energy and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), with
Uganda is reeling from a horrific security breach at a nursery school in Kampala, after a 39-year-old man allegedly entered the Gaba Early Childhood Development Centre, posed as a parent, and fatally stabbed four children aged between two and three years old. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, has sent shockwaves through the Ugandan capital
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A new economic report has sounded a stark alarm for Africa: the continent faces the risk of a sharper-than-expected growth slowdown in 2026 if the ongoing Middle East conflict — centred on Iran-Israel-US tensions — continues to escalate. The warning comes as global energy markets remain on edge, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively disrupted
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Axel Tuanzebe’s 100th-minute goal against Jamaica in Guadalajara, Mexico sent shockwaves of unbridled joy across the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Leopards won 1-0 after extra time, securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first time the Central African giant has reached the tournament since 1974, when the country was still known
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After decades of civil conflict, political instability, and years of negotiations, Somalia is finally on the brink of becoming an oil-producing nation. The country is preparing to launch its first-ever offshore oil drilling campaign — a move that could reshape its economic future, alter its geopolitical standing in the Horn of Africa, and attract billions
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When Africa’s largest oil refinery finally came online, it was heralded as a turning point for Nigeria’s energy independence — a symbol of what the continent could achieve when African capital and African ambition combined to challenge the dominance of Western oil multinationals. Less than two years later, Nigeria is facing its steepest fuel price
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The outbreak of full-scale conflict in Iran has sent shockwaves rippling across Africa, with the continent’s economies facing a sudden and severe energy security crisis. The war — which has disrupted key shipping lanes, shuttered a significant share of global oil and gas infrastructure, and triggered panic in commodity markets — is testing Africa’s already
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Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law a bill that dramatically escalates penalties for same-sex relations, doubling the maximum prison sentence from five to ten years. The law, which classifies homosexuality alongside necrophilia and bestiality under offenses deemed “acts against nature,” has sent shockwaves through human rights organizations and deepened concerns about the
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South Africa has formally deployed its military to combat spiraling crime in Cape Town’s most violence-plagued townships, as the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa escalates its response to a public security crisis that has seen tens of thousands of lives lost to violent crime in recent years. The army arrived in crime hotspots across the
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The brutal conflict in Sudan has spread beyond its borders once again, with thousands of civilians trapped in the Chadian border town of Tiné as cross-border attacks intensify. Chad officially closed its 1,300-kilometer eastern border with Sudan in late February 2026 after deadly clashes killed five Chadian troops, but the closure has done little to
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