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World
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Africa
3/18/2024 6:21:02 PM
Kidnappers have abducted over 100 people in two new attacks in northwest Nigeria weeks after more than 250 school pupils were seized in the same state, residents and officials told AFP on Monday.
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World
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Africa
3/17/2024 12:26:43 PM
Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.
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World
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Africa
3/12/2024 5:46:34 PM
A US general and top officials visited Niger on Tuesday to see the ruling junta, renewing contact after the coup leaders ousted the elected leader, booted out French forces and moved closer to Russia.
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World
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Africa
3/12/2024 4:21:01 PM
Turkey, Iran and Morocco are vying for a greater economic and military role in Africa's Sahel after former colonial ruler France's forced withdrawal from the volatile region.
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World
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Africa
3/11/2024 8:50:29 PM
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday warned of "catastrophic levels of malnutrition" and an escalating humanitarian crisis in northwest Nigeria.
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World
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Africa
3/9/2024 8:57:54 AM
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country's northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years.
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Sports
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Africa
3/8/2024 4:52:10 PM
Nigeria football bosses on Friday announced that applications were open for the job of national head coach to replace Jose Peseiro ahead of crucial World Cup qualifiers.
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Sports
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Africa
3/7/2024 6:25:35 PM
It took three coaches for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen to rediscover the form that drove Napoli to the Serie A crown last season.
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Sports
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Omni sports
3/6/2024 5:35:41 PM
Egyptian table tennis star Omar Assar clinched the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the All-African Games on Tuesday, defeating Nigerian rival Aruna Quadri in a nail-biting seven-game final (4-3), which qualified him for the Paris Olympic Games.
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Sports
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Africa
3/1/2024 7:26:30 PM
Jose Peseiro announced his decision to step down as coach of Nigeria on Friday after leading the country to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations last month.
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World
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Africa
2/25/2024 9:39:15 PM
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said Sunday it was easing sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali, a day after announcing a similar decision for Niger, another country under military rule.
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World
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Africa
2/24/2024 7:47:48 PM
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc.
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World
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Africa
2/24/2024 3:34:00 PM
Worried West African leaders were set to meet on Saturday for talks on coup-hit Niger and a string of crises that have rocked the region.
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Sports
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Africa
2/22/2024 12:05:35 AM
It was hyped as a matchup between high-scoring center forwards Robert Lewandowski and Victor Osimhen and both strikers found the net in a 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Napoli in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday.
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Sports
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World
2/18/2024 9:31:00 PM
Follow Ahram Online's coverage of Germany Bundesliga matches of the 2023/2024 season (16 / 18 February)
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Business
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Economy
2/18/2024 6:38:38 PM
Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar. The situation has provoked anger and protests across the country.
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AFCON 2023
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News
2/12/2024 11:30:46 AM
With the game beamed onto a huge screen in a Lagos stadium, Nigerian football fans put on brave faces as they watched their side lose to Ivory Coast in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final.
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AFCON 2023
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News
2/12/2024 10:35:07 AM
Cote d'Ivoire coach Emerse Fae toasted his team of "miracle survivors" after the host country completed one of the greatest turnarounds in major tournament history to win the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's final.
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AFCON 2023
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News
2/12/2024 3:04:40 AM
Nigeria defender and captain William Troost-Ekong bagged the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, a bittersweet consolation after his side fell 2-1 to hosts Cote d'Ivoire in the final.
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AFCON 2023
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News
2/12/2024 12:23:02 AM
Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Côte d'Ivoire fought back to beat Victor Osimhen's Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title.
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