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Nigeria: Speed-Related Bus Crash Claims Two Lives on Lokoja–Okene Highway

Two people were killed and 19 others injured in a road traffic accident along the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State on Tuesday, according to...

Libyan Military Chief Dies in Turkey Plane Crash Hours After Defence Talks

Libya’s Chief of General Staff, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in an aircraft crash in Turkey, Libyan and Turkish officials confirmed...

Nigeria: World Bank Launch $500m HOPE-GOV Programme to Strengthen Education and Healthcare Governance

The Nigerian Government, in partnership with the World Bank, has officially commenced the $500 million Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity–Governance (HOPE-GOV) Programme,...

World Bank Urges Expanded Digital Access to Protect Vulnerable Communities and Natural Resources

The World Bank has emphasized the importance of digital technologies in strengthening community resilience and safeguarding natural resources as environmental pressures intensify globally.In a...

Ghana: DVLA Puts RFID Number Plate Introduction on Hold Over Legislative Gaps

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced a temporary suspension of the nationwide rollout of its new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)–embedded vehicle...

Ghana: NDC Reviews First Year in Office, Says Focus Is on Economic Stability and Restoring Public Confidence

The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is making steady progress in rebuilding public trust and stabilising Ghana’s economy, as it reflected on...

Driver Error Blamed for 2,800 Crashes and 465 Deaths in Ghana’s Western Region

The Western Region recorded 2,800 road traffic crashes resulting in 465 deaths between January and November 2025, raising fresh concerns about road safety and...

U.S. Offers Cash Incentive and Free Flights for Undocumented Migrants Who Choose to Depart

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a short-term initiative designed to encourage undocumented migrants to leave the country voluntarily before the...

U.S. Questions M23 Pullout From Eastern Congo Town as Fighting Persists

The United States has expressed dissatisfaction with the withdrawal of Rwanda-linked M23 rebels from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira, citing continued militant presence...

28 Abducted on Way to Islamic Event in Nigeria’s Plateau State

Armed attackers have kidnapped 28 Muslim travellers, including women and children, in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, after stopping a bus en route to an...

Nigeria Plans Major Textile Industry Upgrade as Imports Continue to Climb

The Nigerian government is weighing a plan to modernise half of the country’s existing textile manufacturing capacity within the next five years, in a...

Tunisia Records Historic Tourism Boom, Welcomes More Than 11 Million Visitors in 2025

Tunisia has set a new tourism record in 2025, receiving more than 11 million visitors in a single year for the first time, signalling...
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