UN: More than 200,000 refugee children out of school in Ethiopia
File Photo The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that more than 200,000 refugee children were out of school in Ethiopia due...
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219 prisoners escape Ugandan jail, some with guns and ammunition – military
Prisoners in a Ugandan jail overpowered their guards and 219 of them escaped with at least 15 guns, but two were killed after security forces...
Zimbabwe eases virus restrictions as exam classes start
Zimbabwe on Tuesday lifted a ban on inter-city travel and extended working hours as the government gradually re-opens the economy by easing Covid-19 restrictions. The...
Benin Disco allays fears on new electricity tariff system
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Mrs Funke Osibodu, yesterday, allayed fears of customers in the franchise states over the new...
ATCON announces new date for national dialogue on telecoms
Vox Media The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has announced a new date for its much-anticipated National Dialogue...
French journalists urge Algeria to free jailed reporter
French journalists on Monday demanded the release of Algerian reporter Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment over his coverage of an anti-government...
Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools over virus
Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day they were supposed to reopen after summer, in a bid to stop...
Six Chadian soldiers killed in attacks – officials
Six Chadian soldiers were killed near the Libyan border and in the southern Lake Chad region where Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadists have stepped up attacks,...
Guinea’s Alpha Conde accepts nomination to seek third term
CNN Guinea President Alpha Conde has accepted his party’s nomination to run in October’s election, the party said on Monday, taking advantage of a new...
Central bank, bankers’ committee to support airlines, media with special facilities
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee have unanimously agreed to extend special facilities to Nigerian-registered airlines and the media industry in...