The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has petitioned the United Nations, European Union and National Human Rights Commission over alleged killing of its 78 members who were on peaceful protest for the release of their leader, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, in Abuja.

The security crisis in Nigeria is getting progressively worse, and the political disputes between federal and state governments are not helping, writes Africa Confidential.

The dream of Nigerians to see made in – Nigeria Helicopter is gradually coming to fulfillment as the project has entered an assessment stage by the Aviation authorities.

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, arrived in Nigeria on Monday to participate in the extraordinary summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), landing in the Nigerian capital on a private jet notoriously used by Khalifa Haftar in the past years, which opens doors to interpretation as to what kind of relationship Menfi and Haftar - who so far has no state political or military capacity - have.

The latest coup is Mali's second coup in nine months.

The sudden death on Friday of the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, has thrown up a controversy over who becomes his successor. Mr Attahiru and 10 other mili

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kenya is proposing that the two countries revisit the draft agreement to establish the Kenya-Liberia joint commission for cooperation (JCC) which was initiated by the two sides during the previous administration.

Two Maersk vessels made maiden calls at Kenya’s new Indian Ocean port last week as the country launched the first of a planned 32 berths at the harbor it hopes will become the market leader on this stretch of coast.

The Athi River Smart Green City project is intended to be pollution-free, and development is set to begin May 2022

On April 21, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed agreements on security and defense amid growing threats from Islamic State in Central African Province (ISCAP), which is active in the eastern DRC.

Defence and Military Veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has again warned of the severe financial strain facing her department which she says will impact South Africa’s defensive abilities.

Refusal to off-load Israeli cargo ship comes amid outrage over air strikes on besieged Gaza Strip that has killed at least 232 people, including 65 children

Government announced a number of controversial bills for South Africa, including regulations around firearms, foreign workers, and discrimination.

South Africa’s state security minister said she’s making headway in turning around the nation’s dysfunctional spy agency in the face of fierce opposition from some of its staff.

It is common these days to compare the institutional racism in Israel, and its occupation of Palestine, to Apartheid South Africa. Up to a point, it's a reasonable comparison.

jihadists regroup after Boko Haram ‘defeat’ in the north-east while secessionist forces grow in south-east

Activists call on UN to put permanent end to Israel's aggression in Palestine

Multiple Nigerian media outlets reported last week that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has died or been mortally wounded in a confrontation with fighters from the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), a group that separated from Shekau’s Boko Haram in 2016.

Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shiites, has lambasted the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as wicked over his treatment of civil servants in the State.

Kenya’s newest mega infrastructure project, the Lamu port, has received its first ship