Africa

A group of Nigerian Shias have petitioned the Kaduna State High Court of Justice to issue a permanent injunction to stop the illegal destruction of their property by the state governor, Nasser al-Refai, and his supporters. In the summons prepared…

Gunmen targeted a US convoy in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, according to local police. Two of the victims were identified as US consulate employees, while the others were police officers. The attackers also…

Despite international efforts to end the internal crisis in Sudan, severe military conflicts between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue in different regions of the country. The army used airstrikes and artillery fire on Tuesday to repel RSF…

Floods caused by heavy rainfall in central Somalia killed at least 22 people and left over 450,000 affected, according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands…

A new report has revealed that no fewer than 1,151 civilians and 79 security operatives were killed in the first quarter of 2023. The report, released by Nigeria Mourn, a violent incident tracking organization in Nigeria, said that more than…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that the current fighting in Sudan, which began three weeks ago, has resulted in the deaths and injuries of a terrible number of children. UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva: “As…

Rebels linked to the Islamic State group raided a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday and killed at least six people. The army did not arrive in time to engage with the rebels, said Tonge Sorone, a…

For the past two weeks, ongoing clashes in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, have killed hundreds and injured several thousand people, leaving numerous citizens displaced from their homes. Meanwhile, religion and human rights activists have expressed concern about the…

The two warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire, the foreign ministry of South Sudan said in a statement Tuesday. The ceasefire agreement, which is supposed to start on May 4th and last until the 11th, was…

The World Food Programme said in a new report that the number of Nigerians living below the poverty line has risen to over 133 million while another 4.3 million face severe hunger in the terrorists-ravaged Northeast region. The UN-affiliated organization…