President Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance minister Tito Mboweni will simply have no choice but to reform and jettison some sacred cows due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Nedbank chief executive Mike Brown.

The Northern Governors’ Forum has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to replace the country’s service chiefs.

A Fulani settlement at Na’ikko village in Giwa Council of Kaduna State has been attacked by bandits, leaving no fewer than and no fewer than 12 dead, with many houses razed

Kenya’s interior minister, UK defense secretary discuss counterterrorism, peacebuilding in East Africa

Heavy fighting at a Somali town near the Kenyan border has killed at least nine people, according to Somali sources, as tensions between the East African neighbours increase.

BRITISH foreign secretary Mr Dominic Raab last week visited the East African Data Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, during which tour he unveiled his Britain’s support for developing countries to shift to clean energy and transport.

Mrs Emenike was among the 52 non-career and 43 career ambassadors whose deployment was recently approved by Mr Buhari

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the attack on a Fulani community in the southwest, insisting that such an act was a social upheaval that may destabilize the country.

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says it is exploring areas of support from the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism.

South Africa has welcomed the United Nations' Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which entered into force on Friday to ban nuclear weapons from the world.

Visiting Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia the Foreign Secretary signed new agreements on healthcare and climate change, saw how UK aid is helping those most in need and pressed for humanitarian access to help those affected by the Tigray crisis.

Amid the excitement and expectations of a robust relationship between Nigeria and the United States under the new President, Joe Biden, a former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, and some other prominent persons have said cases of human rights abuse in Nigeria can hamper the partnership if not addressed.

Marks had been in Pretoria only since November 2019, her arrival delayed by Trump’s failure to nominate an ambassador, and then a protracted Senate confirmation process.

China and Kenya appear to be closing in on a debt restructuring arrangement just days before a major railway loan comes due.

President Uhuru Kenyatta is planning to meet leaders from Mt Kenya region at Sagana State Lodge in what is being referred to as a mega convention by his allies.

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shiites on Friday demanded that their detained leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Malama, be moved from prison to hospital.

The two countries show a chance for “genuine economic collaboration between equal partners.”

2020 was a good year for VC investment in Africa despite the economic uncertainties caused by the pandemic. Like 2019, several African countries were hot spots for VC investments during the year.

In May, President Muhammadu Buhari will reach the halfway point of his second and final four-year term. It is that point in Nigeria's political calendar when the main players' focus shifts from public administration and towards the succession. Buhari's second-term was overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and rising violence.

The injustices being experienced in the country have been attributed to the lopsided nature of the country’s 1999 constitution and a call on relevant institutions to disband the document as no amount of amendment can ensure fairness and equity to all.