Chad sending 800 security personnel to Haiti
Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti’s police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police of...
Africa
Nigeria endorses AU’s institutional reforms on peace and security
…As President Tinubu assures regional body of nation’s commitment to implementation of reforms …Applauds decision to bring Gabon, Guinea back into union’s fold Nigeria has endo...
South Africa set to withdraw troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo
South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement late on Saturday. R...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups
Ethiopia’s foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen by Reuters and verified ...
Uganda election: Museveni leads with 76%, as Bob Wine is placed under house arrest
Uganda’s President, Yoweri K. Museveni, is said to be in early talks as his known challenger and opposition leader, Bobi Wine, is placed under house arrest. Tallies from more than half of pollin...
EU remove Nigeria from list of High-Risk Third Country Jurisdiction
The European Union (EU) has removed Nigeria from its list of “High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions. This development is the latest vote of confidence in the FG’s efforts to combat money launderin...
Coup leader Mamady Doumbouya expected to stay in power in Guinea presidential vote
Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya is expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by the launch of a long-awaited iron ore mega-mine and weak competition from a fragment...
Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a statem...
Mali: Jihadists block fuel supply as government closes schools, universities
In an announcement on state television hours ago, Mali’s Education Minister Amadou Sy Savan announced the closure of all schools, including Universities, all across the country from Monday, R...
Paul Biya wins Cameroon’s Presidential with 53.7% votes
President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been declared the winner of Cameroon’s heavily and controversially disputed presidential election. The Constitutional Council announced the results on Monday, sec...
Cameroon protests turn deadly ahead of presidential election results
Four people were killed in clashes between supporters of a Cameroon opposition leader and security forces who claims to have won recent presidential elections a regional governor said, ahead official ...
Ivory Coast presidential election enters vote counting phase
Ivory Coast presidential election is currently in the vote-counting phase, and the next president will be announced shortly. Longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara, and the candidate in the current elec...
