Tanzania: ICC Asked to Investigate Mass Killings, Human Rights Violations in Tanzania

The lawyers alleged that security forces deployed across protest sites with orders to suppress demonstrations by any means necessary. Read more »

Nigeria: Measles Deaths Fall 88% Since 2000, but Global Cases Surge - WHO

The report shows that about 95,000 people, most of them children under the age of five, died from measles in 2024. Read more »

South Africa: G20 - South Africa Pushes Back Against Trump

But Mr Trump claimed that the representative of the US embassy in South Africa, who was present at the meeting in the absence of a US delegation, was poorly treated. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas, AU Missions Condemn Coup in Guinea-Bissau

The mission said both the presidential and legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau had been "orderly and peaceful." Read more »

Nigeria: Actionaid Nigeria Marks 25 Years, Sets Agenda for Next Phase of Operations

Although ActionAid International is 53 years old, ActionAid Nigeria was established in 2000, coinciding with Nigeria's return to democratic governance. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Seat At the G20 - Can African Youth, the AU and South Africa Champion Reparative Justice?, By Adeoye O. Akinola

The world is shifting. Old power structures are being tested, new alliances are forming, and the voices demanding justice and equity are growing louder, particularly from the… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Security Council Discusses Insecurity in Nigeria, Other West African Countries

Top officials raised fresh concerns over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel, calling for urgent, coordinated regional action to confront… Read more »

Nigeria: Groups Petition UN, ICC for Independent Probe of Nigerian Killings

The groups said recurring violence, coupled with what they described as slow progress in securing justice domestically, necessitated external intervention. Read more »

Nigeria: D'Banj Partners UN On Nigerian Youth-Driven Initiative

This comes months after Afreximbank acquired equity in the singer's C.R.E.A.M. Platform. Read more »

Africa: Insecurity - Tinubu Postpones Trips to G20 Meeting, AU-EU Summit

In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, President Tinubu has ordered the deployment of more security men to Eruku and the entire Ekiti Local Government Area of… Read more »

Africa: Zamfara Governor in Tinubu's Delegation to G20 Meeting in South Africa

The summit, scheduled for 22nd to 23rd November, will be attended by six Nigerian governors as part of the President's delegation. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Confirms First-Ever Outbreak of Marburg Virus

It is transmitted to humans through fruit bats and spreads rapidly between people through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria to Serve As Pilot Country for G20 Health Financing Integration - Africa CDC

According to the G20 framework, prioritising resilient and equitable health systems is essential to achieving the health-related 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and… Read more »

Nigeria: We've Identified Group Terrorising Residents in Nigeria's South-East - Amnesty International

Amnesty explained that its research showed the armed group was involved in various terror attacks across the South-east region. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Resumes Stalled Trial of 2011 UN House Bombing Suspects

The judge granted the prosecution's application for accelerated hearing of the trial in a ruling on Friday. Read more »

Central Africa: Investigation - Russia's Alabuga Scandal in the Great Lakes: Caught in the Snow

"They used us in human wave attacks, treating men as cannon fodder. So many of the people I trained with in Rostov-on-Don were lying dead on the ground in Donetsk." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - WHO Ships Protective Equipment, Isolation Kits to DR Congo

WHO has delivered 12 tonnes of emergency medical supplies to the DR Congo as the country battles its 16th Ebola outbreak. Read more »

Nigeria: WHO Urges Nigeria to Turn Health Financing Reform Into Action

Mr Janabi also highlighted the need for evidence-based policymaking and accountability in implementation, stressing that sustainable domestic financing does not mean shutting out… Read more »

Nigeria: Sale of Nigerian Oil Assets Violate International Law, Frustrate Environmental Cleanup - UN Experts

In recent years, international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Africa have been moving to sell off some of their assets and relocate to more profitable, environmentally friendly… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC, WHO Unveil Continental Plan to Eliminate Cholera

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region, in collaboration with African Union Member States, have… Read more »

Nigeria: MSF Raises Alarm Over Escalating Cholera Outbreak in Zamfara

He said MSF had focused its response on hotspot areas such as Shinkafi, Zurmi, and Talata Mafara, where access to safe water remains critically low Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Official

The top UN official in Burkina Faso was declared "persona non grata." Read more »

Nigeria: UNESCO Recognises Sango Festival As Intangible Cultural Heritage

The accolade elevates the festival's profile as both a spiritual rite and a driver of cultural tourism. Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef Raises Alarm Over Unlawful Detention of Children, Calls for Urgent Reform

The UN agency said many of them are without trial, legal representation, or any hope of justice Read more »

Africa: Millions of Children Still Lack Access to Vaccines - UN

UNICEF estimates that around 2.1 million children under the age of one, roughly 24 per cent, remain zero-dose, receiving no routine vaccines at all Read more »