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African Union (AU) chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Tidjane Thiam and Trevor Manuel as the African Union’s COVID-19 special envoys. The newly appointed...

They were not only fighting against the jihadists, but also in the Sahel, where they supported the Barkhane force. The announcement comes after N’djamena said it had killed 1,000 jihadists...

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, disclosed this when he visited the state to collect seized food items from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), to...

The assurance was detailed in a goodwill message on the occasion of his 63rd birthday issued by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina on Friday in...

The deceased who had been an asthmatic patient for the past five years was said to have been rushed to the hospital with his parents’ thinking he was suffering from...

Rwandans across the country and elsewhere on Tuesday were joined by friends to remember more than a million victims of the Genocide who were brutally killed in 1994. The events...

Additionally, the government will also absorb electricity bills for the 'poorest of poor', ie, frontline workers aiding the fight against the deadly Coronavirus. "Government will fully absorb electricity bills for...

After days of rumours and intense mounting speculation, President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the lockdown period in South Africa will carry on for another two weeks. Lockdown extended in...

President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, who disclosed this on Thursday during a digital conference with dozens of international journalists, said the bank would also consider robust support for...

Army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermendoa Agouna told AFP that the operation, launched after nearly 100 soldiers were killed last month, ended Wednesday after the Nigerian jihadists were forced out of...