World

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Burkina Faso’s military authorities have detained 11 Nigerian military personnel and seized a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 transport aircraft after it made an emergency landing in the country without authorisation. In...

By Ebi Kesiena Sweden has announced that it will gradually end its bilateral development cooperation with five countries, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Liberia, and Bolivia, as part of a major overhaul of its global aid strategy. According...

By Ebi Kesiena Tanzania’s government has appealed to citizens to remain indoors on December 9 amid growing tensions and expected nationwide protests over alleged state repression and election-related violence. Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba issued the advisory...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that more than 100 people including at least 63 children were killed following devastating attacks on a kindergarten and a nearby hospital in Sudan’s South Kordofan...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the immediate deployment of its standby force to the Republic of Benin following the foiling of an attempted military coup in the...

By Ebi Kesiena The United Kingdom has announced two major economic reform programmes valued at £12.4 million to bolster Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to stabilise its economy, strengthen fiscal management, and stimulate private-sector growth. The initiatives, the...