Politics

By Enyichukwu Enemanna President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani has taken oath of office for a fourth term in office despite disputed polls, promising to work for peace and rapidly grow the country's economy. Assoumani first came...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The junta leader in West Africa's Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré has announced the extension of his rule for another five years. The extension was announced on Saturday, after a national consultation meeting in...

By Emmanuel Nduka Abigail Marshall Katung, a Nigerian-British politician, has emerged as the first African Lord Mayor of Leeds, in the United Kingdom, and has been officially sworn in at a council meeting. Katung who takes...

By John Ikani Burkina Faso, a West African nation grappling with jihadist violence, launched a two-day national dialogue this weekend. The military, which has ruled since 2022 through two coups, aims to pave the way for...

By John Ikani Nigeria's Senate is taking a step back in time, with a bill seeking to revert to the country's first national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee." The anthem, adopted at independence in 1960, was...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says he will continue to seek the country's presidency as long as he is alive and healthy, dismissing insinuations that age is no more on his side...