Boko Haram attacks destroy farm communities, bring famine risk
By Alexis Akwagyiram MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Dec 1 (Reuters) – Fati Adamu has not seen three of her six children nor her husband since Boko Haram Read more
Month: December 2016
Nigeria sells 117 bln naira Treasury bills, yields broadly flat
LAGOS Dec 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria sold 117.16 billion naira ($372.46 million) in short-dated treasury bills at an auction on Wednesday, with yields broadly unchanged Read more
Nigeria exports rise in Q3 lifted by crude sales to India, U.S.
By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS Dec 1 (Reuters) – Nigerian exports climbed 29 percent in the third quarter, official figures showed on Thursday, lifted by crude Read more
Man of his word: Soyinka tears up U.S.A. greencard in anger over Trump victory
JOHANNESBURG Dec 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka has torn up his United States green card and renounced his American residency in Read more
Transgender Saudi man speaks out publicly for first time to help others
By Ellen Wulfhorst LONDON, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a transgender man from Saudi Arabia, where his identity could see him jailed and Read more
Helicopter aid reaches 45,000 in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria -UN
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Flying in aid workers by helicopter to remote, hard-to-reach areas previously cut off from help Read more
Haiti presidential election winner vows anti-graft, food security push
By Joseph Guyler Delva and Makini Brice PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The winner of Haiti’s presidential election, Jovenel Moise, vowed on Thursday to reform the constitution Read more
Thailand’s crown prince becomes country’s new king
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, became Thailand’s new king on Thursday after he accepted an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, Read more
President-elect Trump chooses retired General “Mad dog” for Pentagon
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday night he would nominate retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, known as “Mad Dog” and Read more
South Korea imposes unilateral sanctions on North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea blacklisted senior North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s top aides, on Friday in fresh unilateral sanctions over Pyongyang’s Read more
Japan to impose additional sanctions on North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea following the country’s fifth nuclear test in September and consider further measures depending on Read more
Grim Hollande says he won’t seek second term as French president
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande shocked France on Thursday by announcing he would not seek a second term next year, acknowledging Read more
Boko Haram attacks hinder aid delivery in southeastern Niger – agencies
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A spate of attacks by Boko Haram in southeastern Niger in recent months is hindering the delivery Read more
U.S. on watch for Islamic State dispersing in Libya: official
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) – The United States is “watching very carefully” for Islamic State militants operating outside Sirte as the jihadist group faces Read more
Iranians face terrorism charges after filming Israeli embassy in Kenya
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two Iranians and their Kenyan driver, who worked for the Iranian embassy in Nairobi, were charged on Thursday with Read more
South Africa’s rand flat ahead of S&P review, stocks fall
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand weakened on Thursday as the dollar regained recent losses on improved economic data, while stocks kicked off the last Read more
Striker Kane signs new six-year contract at Tottenham
(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has signed a new contract that runs until 2022, the Premier League club said on their website on Read more
ExxonMobil leaves McLaren for Red Bull F1 team
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren have lost another long-term partner to Formula One rivals Red Bull with oil giant ExxonMobil following the example of Tag Heuer. Read more
Mozambique oil and gas contracts to be signed early next year
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s National Petroleum (INP) expects to sign new oil and gas prospecting contracts by early next year with the companies awarded rights Read more
Oil hits 6-week high after OPEC deal, sterling jumps
By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) – Oil swept to a six-week high on Thursday after OPEC agreed to cut crude output to help clear a Read more
South Africa committed to hosting 2022 Commonwealth Games
(Reuters) – South Africa remain “fully committed” to hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban despite falling short of requirements, officials said, adding they were Read more
UBA bank of Nigeria gets $150 mln loan from African Development Bank
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) has secured a $150 million loan deal with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support infrastructure Read more
Rwandan tribunal charges ex-military officer over genocide
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – A Rwandan military tribunal began hearings on Thursday against a former army officer deported from Canada last month to Read more
Aid convoys blocked in South Sudan, UN says
By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) – United Nations officials told Reuters on Thursday that attacks on aid workers and bureaucratic interference are preventing supplies from Read more
Vote tests Gambian leader who said only Allah can remove him
By Cheikh Sadibou Mane BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambians voted on Thursday in the first serious electoral challenge to President Yahya Jammeh, who has said only Read more
Ethnic cleansing going on in South Sudan: U.N. commission
By Tom Miles and Ed Cropley GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ethnic cleansing is taking place in some areas of South Sudan and the stage is set Read more
Genocide looms in South Sudan as the world watches
By Aaron Ross | KARUKWAT, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Charity Mandulu said the executions began soon after government soldiers – around 100 of them mostly Read more
Nokia’s phones return with Android in early 2017
The first Nokia-branded handsets running Android are due to arrive early next year. After announcing its plans to return to tablets and phones back in Read more
“Bring Back Jonathan” supporters take to the streets of Enugu
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Igbo youths took to the streets of Enugu on Wednesday in protest against the alleged “persecution” of Patience Jonathan by the Economic Read more
Fear grips NYSC team following mysterious death of corps member in Bayelsa
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Fear has gripped corps members at the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp at Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state following the Read more