The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has formally taken over prosecution of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mike Ozekhome after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) filed criminal charges relating to a disputed…
The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to “spare no-one” including “children, the elderly, and civilians” when they are deployed to opposition-held areas of the country. “Inflammatory rhetoric…
Greetings from freezing but undaunted Minneapolis, where The Africa Report is in the trenches this week with an African diaspora that is feeling the brunt of President Donald Trump’s immigration raids. We’ll be collecting on-the-ground testimony from Somali-Americans and other…
Discussing a partnership between India, a country, and Africa, a continent of 54 countries, may sound asymmetrical. Still, two factors justify doing so: empathy and support for Africa in India are matched by admiration and respect that most Africans feel…
By Africanews with AFP US YouTuber IShowSpeed visited Nigeria’s cultural and economic capital Lagos as part of his African tour on Wednesday, where he celebrated his 21st birthday by hitting 50 million subscribers. The YouTube and Twitch star’s tour kicked…
By Africanews with AFP Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier. The reshuffle follows a general election in December…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the American consulate in Johannesburg on Saturday to protest the US intervention in Venezuela and capture of former president Nicolas Maduro. The protests were led by members of the South…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Venezuela has had enough of US orders, the country’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez told oil workers on Sunday. The South American nation has been under pressure to open its petroleum sector to US investment since…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has again rejected Israeli efforts to transfer Palestinians out of their territories in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at Police Day in Cairo on Saturday, Sissi warned that any such attempt would…
By AFP Women are the main victims of abuse in Sudan’s war, facing “the world’s worst” sexual violence and other crimes committed with impunity, a rights activist turned social affairs minister for the army-backed government told AFP. The Sudanese army…
