World
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Africa
10/1/2024 6:44:38 PM
Rallies over economic hardship struggled to build momentum in Nigeria on Tuesday as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a generation.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/27/2024 12:40:33 PM
Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding.
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World
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Africa
9/18/2024 8:55:50 PM
Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon.
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World
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Africa
9/16/2024 10:40:48 PM
The United States military announced Monday that it had completed its withdrawal from Niger, after coup leaders in the African country demanded that its troops depart.
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Sports
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Africa
9/15/2024 7:56:47 PM
Ademola Lookman made sure that Atalanta warmed up for their return to the Champions League with the winner in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Fiorentina in Serie A.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/12/2024 9:01:48 PM
Egypt extended on Thursday its deepest condolences and solidarity to Niger in the wake of the recent heavy rains and floods, which have led to hundreds of victims, numerous injuries, and substantial material losses.
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Sports
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Africa
9/9/2024 9:35:09 PM
Ghana's struggles in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers continued on Monday, as the four-time African champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Niger.
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Sports
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Africa
9/4/2024 9:26:26 PM
Sudan opened their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 win over Niger at Juba National Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to striker Abo Eisa who scored the winner in the 51 st minute.
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Sports
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Africa
9/4/2024 9:10:54 PM
Napoli outcast Victor Osimhen has agreed a season-long loan with Galatasaray without an option to buy, the Turkish champions and the Italian club confirmed on Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
9/4/2024 7:08:03 PM
After sleeping overnight in a line of cars waiting for fuel, Nigerian taxi driver Oluwashina Ilesanmi had to calculate how much a sudden petrol price increase cut into his earnings.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/4/2024 12:13:19 PM
Egypt strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack targeting a village in Yobe State, Eastern Nigeria, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday.
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World
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Region
9/3/2024 9:34:04 PM
At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
9/2/2024 8:36:53 PM
At least 10 protesters in Nigeria faced a possible death penalty on Monday after being charged with treason over their participation in recent demonstrations against the country’s worst-in-a-generation economic crisis.
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World
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Africa
9/2/2024 6:35:14 PM
A delegation from the Nigerien rebel group the Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) met the Malian rebel movement the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP) in late August to "strengthen" ties, a CSP spokesman told AFP Monday.
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Sports
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Africa
8/31/2024 5:09:23 PM
Victor Osimhen has been sidelined by Napoli after the team he fired to Serie A glory just a over year ago left him both off their squad list for the 2024/25 campaign and potentially in season-long limbo.
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World
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Africa
8/29/2024 5:58:19 PM
Floods have killed at least 179 people and displaced around 200,000 more in parts of Nigeria after a "few weeks" of intense rain, an emergency official said on Thursday.
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Sports
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Africa
8/28/2024 4:34:07 PM
Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, who are both locked in possible transfer talks away from their Italian clubs, have been called up for next month's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda.
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Sports
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Africa
8/27/2024 2:49:46 PM
Nigeria have appointed experienced German Bruno Labbadia as the country’s new coach.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/26/2024 2:39:25 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Sunday to his Nigerian and Chadian counterparts Egypt's commitment to protecting African stability and security in separate meetings on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).
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Paris 2024
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News
8/13/2024 6:32:05 PM
After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris.
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