The leading opposition candidate in Wednesday's presidential election in Tanzania, Tundu Lissu of CHADEMA Party, is rejecting the exercise, alleging widespread irregularities in the poll. Lissu said whatever happened was not an election and was like “spitting in the face of democracy." INDEPENDENT reports that Lissu
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has voted and approved a whopping $40 million to boost the country's education sector The President Julius Maada Bio-led government
Donald Trump's official campaign website was seized for a short time by hackers on Tuesday (27 October). A message was placed on the website by the alleged hackers, claiming they had evidence that 'completely discredits' Trump as a president. They also said they can prove his
Nigeria Received $26.9bn From Foreign Donors In Six Years Nigeria has received $26.942 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors between 2015 and 2020. This
Nigerian broadcasting regulatory body, the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), has fined three television stations for what it called ethical infractions on their reportage of the #EndSARS protest and the ensuing crisis. Without disclosing the infractions or the unprofessional reportage of the protest, the NBC, through
Mali's interim prime minister said on Monday he was open to talks with Islamist militants whose insurgency has made vast swathes of the country ungovernable,
In the sustained fight against the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country, the Nigerian military said on Sunday that its fighter
The African Union (AU) on Sunday welcomed the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement and treaty between rival forces in Libya. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, the AU chairperson, welcomed the development on Sunday. The agreement was signed in Geneva in Switzerland on Friday,