Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has paid an emotional tribute to First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu as she celebrates her 66th birthday on September 21, 2026. In a personal message released by the State House, the President described his wife as his closest friend and confidante, praising the patience, courage and grace she has demonstrated throughout […]

Ada Elizabeth Frederick Okwori and Esther Nkem Okereke have emerged as the only two women among the 18 presidential candidates cleared to contest Nigeria’s 2027 general election. The final list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission shows that 16 of the presidential candidates are men, leaving women with just 11.1 per cent representation in […]

The United States and Libya have joined several regional and Western nations in a multinational military exercise aimed at strengthening maritime security and addressing shared threats across the Mediterranean. Hosted by Tunisia, the exercise brings together forces from the US, Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. It is designed to improve […]

A student pilot and a flight instructor have died after a light training aircraft crashed in southern Kenya on Friday, September 18, 2026. The Cessna 172, operated by the Kenya School of Flying, reportedly went down during a routine training exercise in the hilly Kipeto area of Kajiado West Sub-County. The aircraft crashed near the […]

Residents of Olifantsfontein in South Africa have held a candlelit vigil for a woman whose body was found floating in a river, amid growing concern over a series of killings involving women across the Ekurhuleni region. Community members travelled in a convoy from a local police station to the area near the Mall of Tembisa, […]

Armed security personnel and military forces have been deployed to Minna, the capital of Niger State in central Nigeria, following days of protests over the deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps. Many of the victims were reportedly teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 […]

South Africa’s long-standing liberation alliance is facing one of its most serious divisions after the South African Communist Party decided to contest the 2026 local government elections independently of the African National Congress. The SACP, which has traditionally campaigned for the ANC rather than fielding candidates under its own name, has submitted candidate lists to […]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is strengthening his country’s relationships with major global powers, even as disputes over maritime access and unresolved security concerns continue to complicate relations within the Horn of Africa. The contrast was evident at the 2026 BRICS summit in New Delhi, where Abiy held bilateral meetings with several world leaders and […]