Sudan’s Coup Leader Reappoints Self Interim Leader

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s coup leader, has named himself the new interim ruler of the country. He also replaced civilian members of the previous council. Al-Burhan was sworn in on…

De Klerk, South Africa’s Last Apartheid Leader, Dies At 85

Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa’s last white President, is dead. According to reports, he died at his Cape Town residence on Thursday morning. The FW de Klerk Foundation confirmed…

Thousands Of Afghans Deported From Iran To Taliban Rule

Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan migrants back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan every week despite the threat of famine, aid agencies and witnesses say, with many Afghans alleging they…

Climate change: Africa cheated, oppressed, lied to by rich nations —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari speaking at the opening plenary of the COP-26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland said Africa is being cheated, oppressed and lied to by rich nations. He…

ECOWAS Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Mali, Guinea

The West African regional grouping ECOWAS on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honour timetables for a…

US Reopens Borders After 20 Months

The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated…

Guinea coup: Osinbajo to represent Buhari at ECOWAS meeting in Ghana

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the political situation in Guinea and Mali. The meeting…

Sudanese Anti-Coup Protesters Barricade Streets

Sudanese anti-coup protesters on Sunday manned barricades in Khartoum a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered its…

Biden: Sudan’s Civilian-Led Govt ‘Must Be Restored’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday demanded that Sudan’s military immediately restore the nation to civilian rule, joining European and UN calls for an end to violence against peaceful demonstrators…

Facebook Announces Change Of Name To ‘Meta’

Facebook, a US multinational company, has changed its name to ‘Meta’. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook,, announced the name change in a statement issued on…

World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup

The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and…

Sudan’s Military Dissolves Govt, Declares State Of Emergency

Sudan’s top general declared a state of emergency, dissolved the authorities leading country’s democratic transition, and announced the formation of a new government after soldiers detained civilian leaders Monday in…

Armed Forces Detain PM, Other Leaders In Sudan ‘Coup’

Armed forces detained Sudan’s prime minister over his refusal to support their “coup” on Monday, the information ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who shared…

Turkey’s Erdogan Orders Expulsion Of US, German Ambassadors

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany and the United States who appealed for the release of…

US President, Joe Biden, picks another Nigerian in fresh appointment

Another Nigerian Enoh Titilayo Ebong, has made it into the US government, after President Joe Biden appointed her to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency, swelling…