Nigerian police have arrested a man on Friday who confessed to being a serial killer. The 39-year old man, identified as Gracious David-West, was arrested as he attempted to flee Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to a neighbouring city. David-West, who...
Somalians are fleeing to Ethiopia to avoid drought, hunger and extremist group, al-Shabaab. More than 5,000 Somalis – four times more than in 2018 – have sought refuge in the East African nation this year alone. Refugee, Barwako Abdi, said:...
ECOWAS leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the escalating threat of Islamist militancy in West Africa. Mahamadou Issoufou, ECOWAS chairperson and the President of Niger, accused the international community of creating Libya’s current political crisis, as Islamic terrorist groups...
Active forest fires in Central Africa are greater than the Amazon fires, and have a potential to be more dangerous, Greenpeace has warned. Termed “the fire continent” by NASA, Africa is home to at least 70% of fires burning worldwide,...
Two-thirds of global drug deaths now come from opioids, according to a recent report by the UN. 53 million people worldwide use opioids today, coming second-place to cannabis, used by 188 million people globally. A significant portion of opioid use...
Rwanda, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNCHR) and the African Union have agreed to evacuate refugees and asylum seekers in Libya. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed last week, in the capital city, Addis Ababa, to set up a transit...
The Nigerian Army has pledged to “strangulate” Boko Haram terrorists for good in the Northeast part of the country. Brigadier General Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim, general commanding officer of the region, said last month that new military strategies will be aimed...
Three people have died in South Africa after attacks on foreign-owned stores. Another person is currently being treated for smoke inhalation. In the attacks, black South Africans began looting and burning businesses and properties that belong to immigrants. The President...
Former US President Ronald Reagan referred to African UN delegates as “monkeys” while on a phone call to President Richard Nixon in 1971, it was revealed last month. A year before, President Donald Trump had referred to African nations as...
157 child slaves were rescued by Interpol in Nigeria and Benin in April 2019. Rescued during “Operation Epervier II”, the child slaves worked as market peddlers, “carrying heavy loads or fetching water”. Of the 121 girls and 36 boys, some...
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