[allAfrica] London -- The risk of nuclear war is at its highest in decades, and nuclear-armed states are confirming what African states have known for decades: that there is no rational explanation for the need for nuclear weapons, and these inhumane...

[Premium Times] In a statement sent to journalists, the Ebonyi police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, said the police acted based "on the rules of engagement."

[Premium Times] Top officials of the Akwa Ibom State Government have visited the scene of the incident.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- The government has issued a bold stance over the much circulated news that some people were using chemicals for embalming dead bodies to preserve fish, insisting that all fish products were safe and good for human consumption.

[South Africa] Washington, DC -- President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his official working visit to the United States at the invitation of President Joseph Biden. The two leaders deliberated on a range of critical issues of national, regional and ...

[Premium Times] The press attacks in 2022, so far, are higher than in the previous two years, and are mostly carried out by state actors.

[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari may not appear before the joint Senate and House of Representatives session to present the 2023 budget next month.

[This Day] Abuja -- Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court will next Monday hear an application for interlocutory injunction to compel members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend their ongoing strike, pendi...

[Daily News] Bagamoyo -- Patients with Chronic Tuberculosis or Drug Resistant TB (DR- TB) can now be treated for six months only using a new drug known as BPal.

[Premium Times] An official said over 80 million unique NINs have been issued.

[Leadership] The minister of justice and attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said that his ministry saved Nigeria from total economic collapse which would have been brought about if P&ID had succeeded in enforcing an ar...

[New Zimbabwe] Residents of Chitungwiza Friday staged a flash demonstration demanding the release of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Job Sikhala.

[This Day] The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me to plead now that the longlisted and shortlisted authors be also rewarded with cash. While the overall winner goes...

[Daily News] Mara -- Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) has advised Tanzanians to embark on beekeeping and crop farming model for increased productivity.

[Leadership] The federal government has announced the establishment of a Pan-African university, known as the African Aviation Aerospace University.

[Leadership] Provided with the right platforms, young Nigerians will always rise to the stature of national and global challenges, while finding solutions to them through innovation and technology, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

[Leadership] Asian countries incorporate bamboo farming as a part of their culture, substituting it for wood for construction. We have few Nigerians who are into this farming business taking advantage of the opportunity it provides.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali. Abidjan recently requested a qui...

[Scrolla] After suffering heavy losses to the Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia's military has taken the war to the skies, launching drone strikes on Tigray's capital, Mekelle.

[White House] Washington, DC -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa to address opportunities to deepen our relationship, identify next steps on issues of mutual importance, and discuss regional and ...

[Observer] Brussels Airlines has backtracked on its plan to cancel all flights coming to Liberia after being told by authorities of the Roberts Airport Authority that it has met the required technical and operational prerequisites for the safe landin...

[ISS] The issue here is not which combatant the Russian military company is backing but its treatment of civilians.

[Scrolla] On Wednesday, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch told Prince Simakade that it's too late to block King Misuzulu's path to the crown.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Leader Raila Odinga has yet again tore in the unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court that upheld the victory of President William Ruto in the August 9 polls.

[spotlight] South Africa last published comprehensive guidelines for the management of childhood tuberculosis (TB) in 2013. Almost a decade later, there is a pressing need to update the guidelines to ensure that infants, children, and adolescents in ...

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Deputy Commissioner-General, Stephen Mutamba, has been included on the United States' list of "rogue elements", who are stifling democracy in the country.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- According to a study by The Lancet, the global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure. The peer-reviewed general medical journal explains that the failure of rationality, transparency, n...

[DW] Many Angolans have doubts about last month's election result. But there is little they could do to protest, as Joao Lourenco was sworn in as president. Even action taken on the international stage may change nothing.

[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- The first "green hydrogen" power plant being built in Africa is expected to begin producing electricity in Namibia in 2024, an official from France-based HDF Energy told Reuters news agency this week.

[South Africa] Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Dr Naledi Pandor