Kenya's newly elected President William Ruto was sworn in as the country's fifth president at a ceremony in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday.

President William Ruto announced plans to end the fuel subsidy program terming it unsustainable, a move which raised eyebrows in the country.

Nigeria’s underproduction of crude oil will persist as repair work on Forcados, a key oil terminal, will drag till the end of September, after months of halted flows contributed to hobbling the country’s supply performance in August.

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has been elected President of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF), in his capacity as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF).

warns against external interference in the activities of INEC in 2023 elections

The United States of America Consulate has stated its readiness to work with the American and Nigerian business communities to drive digital transformation in Nigeria.

The African continent is gradually taking its place in the global crypto ecosystem.

Nigeria imported arms and ammunition worth N15.8 billion in the first half of 2022, representing a 60.3% decline compared to N39.8 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2021.

After assessing the chances of presidential candidates in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, a renowned Northern Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has warned Nigerians against electing an inexperienced and unpatriotic politician as president.

Eskom, which generates more than 90 percent of the country’s power, has struggled to meet electricity demands in South Africa for a decade.

South Africa has again urged Russia to seek a negotiated settlement to the ‘terrible’ and ‘inhumane conflict’ in Ukraine ‘that is causing terrible harm’.

The Assumptions of Office Committee says the gates of Kasarani Stadium where the inauguration of President-elect William Ruto shall take place on Tuesday will be open to the public from 4.00am.

Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta thanked Kenyans for the immense opportunities they accorded him to serve in various public roles over the last two and half decades.

Foreign Portfolio in Nigerian equities fell to $12 million in the second quarter of 2022, its lowest level since the Bureau of Statistics started reporting the data.

Officials and experts say financial hurdles have delayed the ambitious project, but Europe 'would like to see the project up and running within a maximum of two years'

He noted that the sustained onslaughts on the insurgents under the kinetic and non-kenetic approaches had led to the mass surrender.

South Africa is home to more than 700 000 Zimbabweans while Botswana has the second highest number of emigrants from the country, with just above 40 000, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) claims.

The Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement, under the leadership of the Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, said the allegation that the group is planning to import arms into the country through the northern borders is untrue and baseless

Troops of 199 Special Forces and 222 Battalions, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in coordinated military airstrikes have killed 200 Boko Haram terrorists, including five commanders, on the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

Major crypto exchange Binance is expanding its presence in Africa by launching a partnership with Nigeria’s authorities to build a Dubai-like digital economic zone.