The Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nigeria, Tunji Rilwan Disu, has been asked to immediately resign amid a controversial killing in Delta State.
South African locals harassed Ghanaian migrants in viral videos. Ghana's government demanded an investigation while residents prepared for upcoming protests.
Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said Tuesday as it set a new target of more than $2 billion in funding needs. "Without greater action and investment, we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in a half a century.”
Nigeria ranked 24 among African countries with the most unhappy citizens, as released by the World Happiness Report for 2022, with Zimbabwe taking the lead.
The death toll from ethnic clashes sparked by "land issues" in the latest unrest in Sudan's south has climbed to 13, the United Nations said Monday, warning the situation remained "tense". Clashes were sparked by "a dispute over land issues", the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday.
Kenya's new president, William Ruto, said he had dissolved a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings, in a move hailed by human rights groups. "We have disbanded the unit that was killing Kenyans arbitrarily," Ruto said on Sunday.
Two United Nations troops were killed and four others were badly injured by a roadside bomb in northern Mali on Monday , the UN peacekeeping mission said. MINUSMA -- the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali -- was launched in 2013 to help one of the world's poorest countries cope with a bloody jihadist campaign.
Sikandar Raza smashed 82 off 48 balls to set up a convincing 31-run victory for Zimbabwe in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup against Ireland on Monday. Raza took nine balls to get going as he smashed Curtis Campher for two sixes in the ninth over and kept up the attack despite losing partners along the way.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both two-time winners of the African Footballer of the Year award, were among the goals in Europe at the weekend. Here, AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool) Salah struck his first league goal since August to kickstart Liverpool's season.
More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. In 2012, 363 people died and more than 2.1 million were displaced by flooding.
Ahmed Khalil scored twice as former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia trounced Kipanga of Zanzibar 7-0 on Sunday to reach the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. In the play-offs, Confederation Cup last 32 winners will play CAF Champions League last 32 losers in two-leg ties on November 2 and 9 with group places up for grabs. dl/jc
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