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Several shops have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at Apongbon market in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. On Wednesday morning firefighters battled the blaze that badly damaged a main bridge in the megacity, razing dozens of shops and risking more traffic chaos in the city. The cause of the inferno is yet to be officially disclosed but eye witnesses claim… Read More

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a $2.5 billion fertilizer plant with which Africa’s most populous country hopes to contribute to the global supply amid the impact of increasing prices in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war. During the inauguration of the Dangote Fertilizer Plant in the commercial capital of Lagos, on Tuesday the Nigerian leader said the nation “stands to… Read More

At least 34 people, including two soldiers, were killed Sunday by gunmen in several attacks in northwestern Nigeria, local authorities said Tuesday. “Two soldiers were among 34 people killed in attacks by “unidentified assailants” in four villages in the Kaura area, the Kaduna State commissioner for internal security, Samuel Aruwan, said. One person is missing and seven others were injured… Read More

Last updated: 55 minutes ago Shanghai authorities on Wednesday appealed for calm as worried citizens swarmed online grocery platforms to stock up on food, fearing imminent closures in a city struggling to stem a Covid spike. China is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began more than two years ago, with Shanghai posting a record number of cases… Read More

Burkina Faso’s transitional assembly formally took office On Tuesday. The 71-member assembly will be responsible for voting on the texts of reforms planned during the transition. In Ouagadougou, the national assembly was back to business on Tuesday. Burkina Faso’s transitional assembly took office two months after a military take—over led to the ouster of former president Kabore. The assembly will… Read More

The trial for the October 1987 assassination of former Burkinabe President Sankara and his colleagues resumed, on Tuesday, after the Constitutional Council rejected a defense petition. The trial of 14 men for the October 1987 assassination of Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara resumed on Tuesday. In the Ouaga 2000 venue serving as court, it was time for the speeches for the… Read More

Ghana’s economic crisis seems to be affecting all sectors, with commercial sex workers also bearing the brunt of the meltdown. On some noted streets of Accra – Ghana’s capital, the majority of commercial sex Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia have been parading for years. Until recently, many of them say they had been charging ¢50 ( 7 dollars ) for a… Read More

South African companies have been urged not to employ undocumented foreign nationals to avoid tensions with citizens in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the call on Monday as he addressed residents in Koster in the North West during the official commemoration of Human Rights Day. “We should not allow ourselves that those who come from other countries, see ourselves… Read More

A former Central African Republic militia leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity appeared before the International Criminal Court for the first time Tuesday. Maxime Mokom, a one-time leader of an anti-Balaka armed group, appeared on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in CAR in 2013 and 2014. Mokom, 43, was the leader of… Read More

South Africa on Tuesday relaxed some of the remaining Covid-19 curbs, dropping mandatory negative results for inbound fully-vaccinated travellers, a move expected to boost tourists numbers. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement to scale down restrictions imposed when the coronavirus arrived in the country in March 2020, as new infection rates slowed and deaths are fewer. “Travellers entering South Africa… Read More