By Agencies Residents of Makoko, one of Lagos’ oldest fishing communities, are struggling to survive after the Lagos State government demolished parts of the densely populated waterfront settlement, leaving thousands without shelter and livelihoods. Bulldozers moved into sections of Makoko…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP 23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter – and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean…
A suspected human trafficker has been apprehended in Gyado Villa, Makurdi, Benue State, by vigilant youths while attempting to transport seven underage boys from Ukum Local Government Area of the state for forced labour on farms in Ondo State. DAILY…
By Agencies Nigeria’s statistics authority says it will revise its inflation reporting methodology after data due next week is expected to show an artificial spike in December inflation, officials and economists said. The expected jump comes from a technical quirk…
By Agencies Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has cast his ballot as the country votes in a tense election that could extend his rule into a fifth decade. The 81-year-old leader, in power for 40 years, is widely expected to secure…
By Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe The African Diaspora International Film Festival has just completed its 33rd year–and it has reached a turning point at exactly the moment the world’s relationship to storytelling is being transformed. Technology has shifted exhibition, production and…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, has paid tribute to members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces who lost their lives in the line of duty, describing their sacrifice as the foundation of the nation’s unity, democracy,…
Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has boasted after their win against the Super Eagles in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals on Wednesday. The goalkeeper was the star of the shootout, stopping penalty kicks from Bruno Onyemaechi and Samuel Chukwueze, and…
By AP Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Tehran for a mass funeral of security forces and civilians on Wednesday. Caskets were covered in red and white roses, and people in the crowd held aloft pictures of…
Along parts of the Great Ocean Road, heavy rain fell in a short time, sending water through towns and across roads. Authorities issued emergency warnings for communities near Wye River, Kennett River and Cumberland River, urging people to stay indoors…
