The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria calls for population growth control policies.

Officials in Cameroon and Nigeria say economic activity has gradually resumed along their border, despite the continued presence of the terrorist group Boko Haram. Markets have re-opened and border merchants say traveling near the border is safer thanks to a heavy presence of troops.

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Monday said that peace and unity have continued to elude Nigeria because of the failure of the leaders to respect the rule of law.

5 civilians feared killed in attack in Damasak town, security source says

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahamah Dambazau (rtd), yesterday said Nigeria is witnessing a new wave of ethnic extremism that could ignite ethnic conflict.

John Campbell says it is unlikely for Nigeria to get technical and financial support from the US in its war against terror until the country addresses alleged human rights abuses by security forces.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1.

Day after Kenyan court halted government plans to close Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps hosting nearly 500K refugees

Kenya’s port of Mombasa handled 9.54 million tons in the first three months this year, up 10.7 percent year on year, Rashid Salim, acting managing director of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said on Thursday.

- Kenya and Tanzania's diplomatic relations deteriorated during the late president John Pombe Magufuli's tenure.

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Nigeria's police chief has been fired two days after more than 1,800 inmates escaped from a prison in the southeastern part of the county.

There were earlier reports that the military was engaged in massive killings and destruction of properties in the Konshisha area of Benue State.

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has confirmed the deployment of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operatives to state commands.

Over 160,000 Kenyans sign online petition saying previous loans to East African country lost in corruption

The Acting Controller-General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr John Mrabure, has confirmed the return of 6 out of 1,844 inmates released after the attack on Owerri Custodial Centre in the early hours of Monday, April 5, 2021.

The decision by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to shell out another $1.5bn to repair the Port Harcourt oil refinery indicates that Abuja is clearly not in the mood to curtail corruption or rein in its appetite for waste.

Military forces also wound many terrorists, seize ammunition

Militants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in South Eastern Nigeria on April 5.

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The Biden administration will review bilateral trade negotiations and targets that ex-President Donald Trump regime made with Kenya last year over a potential free trading deal.

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Kenya is the most attractive destination for Japanese firms seeking to make new investments in Africa, a survey has shown, beating the continent’s larger economies like South Africa and Nigeria.