President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the public that the government will fully account for the taxpayer money spent on helping those impacted by the recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal.

Data published by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) shows that the country’s private security sector now dwarfs the official South African Police Service (SAPS) and in some cases is performing official police duties, even when not authorised to do so.

The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that its staff reached an agreement with Kenyan authorities on policies to complete the third review of Kenya's loan program, clearing the way for a $244 million disbursement upon Executive Board approval.

Uganda is catching up with Kenya on military spending after Nairobi cut the defense budget for two years in a row while Kampala crossed the billion-dollar mark last year.

Nigeria spent $598.59m on servicing the debts owed to the World Bank and the Exim Bank of China in 2021, according to an analysis of data on actual external debt service payments from the Debt Management Office.

The number of functional crude oil production rigs in Nigeria decreased by 37.5 per cent to just 10 operational rigs in March 2022, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has said.

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has stated that a number of Nigerian leaders worked for the United Kingdom and the United States.

Nigeria is now the country with the highest number of attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, according to statistics released by Jihad Analytics, a data processing agency on terrorism.

The Presidency has attributed the delayed delivery of 12 Super Tucano jet fighters for the Nigerian Air Force to fight insecurity across the country to comments by those it described as “the opponents of the Nigerian government” including Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Sokoto Mathew Kukah.

Nigeria’s electricity supply plummeted on Sunday, 24th April 2022, following a significant downturn in power generated by the Nigerian generating companies.

Chief of defence staff Gen Lucky appreciates sound professionalism of PAF personnel and recent achievements

The attack in Kogi is the first known incident involving the Islamic State affiliate in North-central Nigeria. It also comes days after the group claimed its first known attack in Taraba, Northeast.

Police said there had been an explosion at the site of an illegal refinery where operators and their patrons had gathered for business.

Former Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, who led the East African country for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. He was 90.

Energy prices that have soared since Russia’s war in Ukraine are a “major concern” for South Africa’s economy, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Friday, while it was too soon to quantify the full impact of last week’s devastating floods.

China has cut fresh financial commitment to Kenya’s development projects by nearly four times in seven years, falling behind Japan on the list of top bilateral lenders to the East African nation for the second year running.

Brand Finance has released the country report for South Africa’s top 100 brands. It ranks MTN as the country’s top brand and Vodacom at number two, as per the 2021 ranking.

The US State Department has approved an estimated $997 million order from Nigeria for Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters.

In northwestern Nigeria, evidence suggests bandits are becoming collaborators with, and rivals to, Boko Haram factions.

The European Union is courting its first African liquefied natural gas supplier as it tries to reduce its reliance on gas imports from Russia.