Cameroon beats Ghana 2-0 to reach Nations Cup final
FRANCEVILLE, Gabon (Reuters) – Cameroon reached the African Nations Cup final as a second-half goal from defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and a stoppage-time effort from Christian Read more
FRANCEVILLE, Gabon (Reuters) – Cameroon reached the African Nations Cup final as a second-half goal from defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and a stoppage-time effort from Christian Read more
By Ed Cropley KAMPALA (Reuters) – Imposing an external “trusteeship” government on South Sudan to try to end a three-year ethnic civil war and potential Read more
By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – The death on Wednesday of Congo’s opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi leaves opponents of President Joseph Kabila seriously weakened in Read more
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at African leaders, saying they lack principles and are easily swayed after they voted to readmit Morocco to Read more
HARARE — Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a returning pastor who fled to the United States after leading protests calling for President Robert Mugabe’s government Read more
Four British citizens who caught malaria while travelling in Africa have shown apparent resistance to the main drug used to treat the disease, according to Read more
WASHINGTON — Last Friday, Sudanese-born Nisrin Elamin, a PhD student at Stanford University, was returning to the United States from a research trip to her Read more
By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Egypt made a slow start on their return to the African Nations Cup after a seven-year absence, but have Read more
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Italy set up a fund to help African countries better seal their borders in a bid to keep migrants Read more
By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Three of five people abducted by Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland last weekend were Read more
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African leaders have backed a “strategy of collective withdrawal” from the International Criminal Court (ICC), but it came Read more
By Dorcas Jonah President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung on the death of his wife, Mrs Briskila Read more
Popular standup comedian, Alibaba, has described Fulani herdsmen as the most powerful in Nigeria. He noted that they were the only ones who could kill, Read more
Samson Folarin The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a container loaded with 49 boxes of 661 pump-action rifles Read more
By Adetutu Folasade-Koyi Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has opened up on the mega party being proposed by politicians, across party divides, for the 2019 general Read more
A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing “a budget option $1 ceremony” which Read more
By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Alongside a trio of the continent’s most successful teams in the African Nations Cup semifinal line-up, Burkina Faso’s ambition Read more
ADJARRA, Benin (Reuters) – Five people died from asphyxiation in Benin this weekend and several more were hospitalised after a religious cult told followers to Read more
By Ed Cropley and Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The head of the African Union said on Monday that a U.S. travel ban on Read more
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia needs around $2.85 billion in external financing this year and plans to issue a Sukuk Islamic bond worth Read more
By Ed Cropley ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African Union leaders chose Chad’s candidate to chair the 54-nation body on Monday at a summit where the Read more
By Isaac Aregbesola The African Union )AU) has commended the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and ECOWAS leaders in restoring peace, security and the people’s Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 2 percent from Feb. 1, and the price of wholesale diesel Read more
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Senegalese police said on Friday that they had arrested General Bora Colley, the man who ran Gambia’s prisons, where human rights groups Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has mobilized corps members who are currently on orientation in 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). NYSC members Read more
No fewer than 10 young men have died at a military recruitment in Maroua in the Far North Cameroon, an exercise to pick candidates for Read more
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The Islamist group al Shabaab said on Friday its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when Read more
Abimbola Adelakun (aadelakun@punchng.com) When former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, died in June 1998, I was one of those who took to the streets Read more
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda is negotiating a $2.3 billion loan with China’s Exim Bank to fund an initial 273 km stretch of Read more
By George Obulutsa and Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s doctors union said on Thursday a seven-week strike would continue as long as needed to Read more
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