Nigeria rejects Trump’s ‘Christian genocide’ claims, calls for dialogue with US
President Bola Tinubu's policy communication advisor says allegations are politically driven, calls for security cooperation over confrontation.
President Bola Tinubu's policy communication advisor says allegations are politically driven, calls for security cooperation over confrontation.
‘Both parties have agreed in principle... We are now focusing on the fine details,’ says Massad Boulos.
Guinea's military leader General Mamady Doumbouya has officially entered the country's presidential race, submitting his candidacy to the Supreme Court ahead of December 28, 2025 elections.
The prosecutor's office at the ICC warned on Monday that atrocities committed in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Nigeria's sovereign bonds slipped up to half a cent on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened military action in the country if it did not take action to protect Christians.
This self-taught inventor is building award-winning robots and solar-powered tools from recycled parts to help transform farming, education and everyday life in his native Togo and beyond.
Hassan was declared the winner of last week's election with 97.66% of the vote.
The Trump administration has never hidden America’s hunger for critical minerals outside its shores and is often accused of arm-twisting countries for economic and migration deals.
Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has called the remarks “political theatrics which has become ridiculous.”
Displaced people moved to various locations in North Kordofan state and to several towns in White Nile state, says the International Organization for Migration.
Videos circulating online have shown men in RSF uniforms carrying out summary executions around the city.
25 people with serious injuries airlifted to hospital in Eldoret for treatment, while others with minor wounds treated locally after landslide in Marakwet East constituency, Interior Minister Murkomen says.
"There isn't a viable military solution, and external military support only prolongs the conflict," the US State Department says.
President Bola Tinubu was "well ahead of the orchestrated game unfolding in America," Nigeria's presidency said in a statement on Sunday after US President Donald Trump recently alleged Christian persecution in the West
Pope Leo has appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying he was following with "great sorrow" reports of terrible brutality in the city of Al Fasher in Darfur.
The DRC has criticised M23 rebel group's "cynical" opposition to reopening Goma airport to help funnel much-needed aid to the crisis-ridden east.
Djibouti's parliament has removed the age limit for presidents with a unanimous vote, its speaker said on Sunday, opening the way for President Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term.
Over 36,000 people escaped city due to escalating violence, says Darfur Displaced and Refugees Coordination Committee.
US President Trump has designated Nigeria as a 'country of particular concern', claiming thousands of Christians had been killed there.
The chair of the AU's secretariat, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf deeply regrets the loss of human life during the post-electoral protests, according to a statement.
Large numbers of people are being prevented by the Rapid Support Forces and its allies from reaching safer areas, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
The campaigns start a day after the country's army said it had thwarted an "attempt to subvert the constitutional order" and arrested several senior military officers.
Nineteen people have been rescued and an unknown number are still missing after the landslide in Elgeyo-Marakwet county following heavy rains.
The final result showed Samia Suluhu Hassan won 97.66% of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television.