[Dabanga] Zarga, North Darfur / Amsterdam -- The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) forces of launching an attack with an Akanji drone on the Zarq area hospital and the Ghurair market in North Darfur State on Saturday,...

[Vanguard] No fewer than 25 persons died while 14 others are still missing after a boat capsized along the Yobe River in Garbi town, Nguru Local Government Area of the state.

[CAF] Cassablanca -- Battered for half an hour, the Indomitable Lions bent but did not break before striking with clinical precision. Tchamadeu and then Kofane turned the Round of 16 match, despite a lively and dominant South Africa. Reduced to defe...

[Premium Times] Mr Pate said beyond measles and yellow fever, five million children had received the pentavalent vaccine.

[Premium Times] Over 30 people were killed by the terrorists during the Saturday attack on the Niger community.

[RFI] Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant whose 54 years in the wild came to symbolise the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mammals from ivory poachers.

[The Conversation Africa] Uganda's police have long faced criticism for politically charged interventions. These include episodes in which lethal force has been used in ways that observers describe as excessive or indiscriminate. The main targets of ...

[This Day] Jose -- Gunmen attacked a village in Plateau State's Qua'an-Pan Local Government Area (LGA), killing seven people and injuring several others on Friday night.

[Leadership] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (rtd), the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and the Dire...

[New Times] The AFC/M23 has directly accused the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) of complicity in the deadly drone strike on Masisi-Centre as of January 4, with the provisional death toll rising to at least 10 civilians and more than 50 others wound...

[This Day] Anthony Joshua has posted on social media for the first time since he was injured in a car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria.

[New Times] Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District.

[Vanguard] The Government of Ghana has expressed concern over what it calls a unilateral and unauthorised military invasion of Venezuela by the United States, and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a drone attack at dawn today targeting a power station in El Obeid and Kenana Airport in White Nile state. The Media Coordination Council of the Sudan Electricity Company issued a press st...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Morocco laboured to a 1-0 win over Tanzania in a last 16 tie of the Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on Sunday night.

[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday had private lunch with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame in Paris, the French capital.

[The Conversation Africa] The US government paused all foreign assistance in January 2025. This abrupt decision affected the delivery of life-saving HIV medicines and the provision of HIV prevention services to millions of people. A UNAIDS report est...

[This Day] ·Gueye double fires Senegal through also

[This Day] Nigeria reached 2026 at a delicate crossroads, balancing hard-won economic stabilisation against the rising pull of pre-election politics. Inflation has eased, the naira has steadied, and reforms are moving from design to execution, yet ca...

[Nile Post] President Museveni has said the recent arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States underscores the urgent need for Africa to strengthen its strategic security across land, sea, air, and space.

[Leadership] The United States (US) Christmas Day bombing of ISIS-linked terrorist camps in Sokoto State has opened a vista of complicated issues and a deepening world -wide intervention that will likely employ extreme measures against the terrorists...

[This Day] Nigeria's Super Eagles have been promised a $10,000 (approximately ₦14 million) bonus for every goal scored in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 encounter against Mozambique today.

[This Day] Shareholders have said the commitment of President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote to investing in Nigeria has a transformational impact on the Nigerian economy with visible positive multipliers on the lives of average Nigerians.

[This Day] Abuja -- Urges Nigerians to protect power infrastructure

[Daily Maverick] Bafana Bafana's hope of winning a second Africa Cup of Nations title was dashed after they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon in the round of 16 in the 2025 edition of the continental competition.

[Leadership] In a thrilling Round of 16 showdown at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday night, Cameroon triumphed over South Africa with a 2-1 victory, securing their spot in the quarterfinals.

[This Day] Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz's winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania side in Rabat on Sunday evening.

[Afrobarometer] Perceptions of press freedom have declined since 2019.

[Nile Post] In a constitutional democracy committed to free and fair elections, transparency around voter data should not provoke panic unless the State fears scrutiny. Sarah Bireete's arrest is not about data protection; it is a classic case of poli...

[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Discussing the gap between the declared revenues from gold production in Sudan - which amounts to 70 tonnes - and the real economic return to the state, its impact on the trade balance, and the exchange rate, requires a great d...