The monarch’s wife was said to have sustained machete wound

Gunmen kill district head, son in fresh Kaduna attacks

Politics Nov 17
Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday invaded the Gidan Zaki in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and reportedly killed the District Head of Gidan Zaki, Haruna Kuye and his son, Destiny Kuye
Ethiopian troops
Ethiopia says it has seized another Tigray town as conflict embroils Eritrea
Politics Nov 16
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into Eritrea and destabilizing the wider Horn of Africa.
Facing heat and hunger, Sudan is struggling to rebuild a refugee camp to house the refugees
Sudan struggles to house 25,000 Ethiopian refugees
Politics Nov 16
25,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the northern Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan.
The Djenne mosque in Mali, a symbol of the country's historic significance in Africa
How Mali came to have its name
Politics Nov 16
As a result of the glorious place the ancient empire occupies in our understanding of the history of the continent, the name Mali is as unforgettable as it is revered.
Ethiopians, who fled ongoing fighting, seen at a refugee camp in Kassala state, Sudan, (AFP)
Civilians suffer as Ethiopia war rages on while Tigray digs in
Politics Nov 16
Senior UN officials warned late Friday of civilian casualties as the battles between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the special forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Movement entered their second week.
Musician Davido
#EndSARS: Court orders probe of Sam Adeyemi, Davido, Tuface, others
Politics Nov 14
A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory to launch an investigation into 50 notable persons who promoted the #EndSARS movement.
The Court declares ineligible for the presidential election Hama Amadou du Moden
Niger court blocks opposition presidential candidate from poll
Politics Nov 14
Niger’s constitutional court on Friday blocked main opposition leader Hama Amadou from running in December’s presidential election but gave the green light to ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum.