Africa

Fresh clashes between the army and M23 rebels have erupted in eastern DR Congo, officials said on Sunday, breaking a period of relative calm between the two sides. A mostly Congolese Tutsi group, the M23 resumed fighting late 2021 after…

The stock price of Lafarge Africa Plc depreciated by 2.13 per cent to N23.00 per share on Tuesday, from the N23.50 it opened on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) following reports that its parent company, Lafarge SA has agreed to pay…

The Federal Government of Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED), have collaborated to restore and transform the ecosystem in the community.…

The bodies of eight migrants, thought to be Tunisians missing for two weeks, were recovered Monday off the coast of the north African country, the Red Crescent said. “Sailors on Monday morning found eight bodies of migrants off Zarzis…

The sixth edition of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) came to an end on Friday with an award ceremony in which news agencies from Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea emerged as top winners of the prestigious Grand Prize in…

Rebels from a notorious militia killed at least 10 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said Wednesday, while some 20 others are missing after the attack. Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants…

Botswana is set to sign some bilateral agreements with Nigeria to enhance economic and people-to-people cooperation between them. Botswana Ambassador to Nigeria, Pule Mpothwe made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on the…

Congo Army spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC. Uganda had sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known…

Basketball’s world governing body has opened an investigation after players on the Mali women’s team were filmed physically fighting one another following their World Cup loss to Serbia in Sydney. The scuffle between Salimatou Kourouma…

At least five people, including two children, died on Monday after a six-storey building collapsed in a town on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, a senior official said. The building, which was under construction in Kiambu, caved…