The Nobel literature laureate's excoriation of the legacy of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha has led to a vigorous interchange on the pages of AllAfrica news partners, ... Read more »

Former president of Forum for Democratic Change, Kizza Besigye, has asked Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi to join him in the fight against President Yoweri Museveni, after reports ... Read more »

MDC-T treasurer-general and former minister, Elton Mangoma, has been suspended for allegedly bringing the opposition party into disrepute. Read more »

Teachers at primary and secondary level in Edo State will undergo a compulsory competency test that has been endorsed by Governor Adams Oshiomole. Read more »

Police have arrested three supporters of embattled Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, creating tension and anxiety in the country's ruling party. Read more »

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has marked his 77th birthday and has urged Nigerians to exercise regularly in order to stay physically and mentally fit. Read more »

The head of the U.S. delegation at the second U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue, Thomas A. Shannon, has stressed the need to build Liberia's human capacity. Read more »

Saadi Gaddaffi, one of the eight children of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, has been extradited from Niger. Read more »

Alemayehu Atomsa, former chairman of the Oromo People's Democratic Organization and president of the Oromia Regional State, passed away at the age of 45. Read more »

The ministry of education has cautioned parents and guardians against enrolling children in schools at an early age, saying it is against government policy. Read more »