An attack on the international airport in Niger’s capital early today killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 assailants also died, the defence ministry said. A large-scale operation by the army is underway and the “international airport, which is fully secure, remains open to air traffic”, the ministry said in a statement [&he...
•Foreign Affairs Minister, Bianca Ojukwu The federal government has assured Nigerians living in South Africa that all citizens who have indicated willingness to return home amid ongoing anti-migrant attacks in the country will be evacuated before the June 30 deadline. The assurance was given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianc...
•Attack on Niamey Airport Gunfire erupted early today at the airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, residents told our correspondent, several months after a major jihadist attack at the facility. “I heard the first shots around 6 o’clock (0500 GMT). The shooting was coming from the airport entrance” and was continuing two hours later, a resident ...
•National Assembly complex, Abuja Likely retaliatory measures to be taken by Nigeria against South Africa over anti-migrant actions fall within the remit of the National Assembly, the federal government said last night. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said so far, the executive arm is actively engaging South Afr...
•Outgoing Prime Minister Manuel Nsua of Equatorial Guinea The government of Equatorial Guinea has resigned after reportedly failing to meet its performance targets, Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue has announced. Mangue, who is also the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, disclosed this in a post on X (formerly Twitter),...
•The businessman A Nigerian businessman operating a shop in South Africa has pushed back against demands by local protesters to shut down his establishment, saying closure would displace dozens of South African employees who depend on the business for their livelihoods. In a confrontation captured on viral video posted by NTU Zuma TV today, th...
•A fish farm Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the UN’s fisheries division said today, even as its latest report found record production levels globally. Fish and seafood is now a $184-billion trade, according to the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report by the […]
•Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi South Africa’s Justice Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has raised concern over the country’s deteriorating image abroad, warning that perceptions of xenophobia are triggering real economic and cultural consequences for citizens. Kubayi said the impact is increasingly being felt beyond diplomacy and business, e...
A bus plunged into a ravine in northern Ethiopia today, killing at least 28 people and injuring “many others”, local authorities said. Road accidents are common in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, where roads are often poorly maintained. The bus, which was travelling from Dessie city in Amhara to the capital Addis Ababa, “plunge...
•Ebola virus Uganda has criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries, including the United States, over an Ebola outbreak which has spilled over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo as “unfair”. The East African country’s response to the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever has been broadly praised by publi...
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