The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos in October, saying its soldiers were firing blank bullets. Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo presented video evidence to
image copyrightAFP In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of the Daily Trust newspaper, looks at what a row over Arabic script reveals about Nigeria’s divides.
There is concern that the conflict in northern Ethiopia is spreading following rocket attacks on two cities in the country’s Amhara region and reports of fighting across the Eritrean border. The governing party in neighbouring Tigray region has acknowledged that
Ghana’s longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday, had an enduring legacy as ‘the man of the people’. He twice seized power in Ghana but returned the country to democratic control. Through decades of speeches and interviews,
image copyrightAFP The Ethiopian government says local forces in the northern state of Tigray have fired rockets into a neighbouring region. Tension between the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which
image copyrightReuters Ethiopia’s human rights commission has said it will send a team to investigate reports of mass killings of civilians in the northern Tigray state. The commission, appointed by the government but
image copyrightGetty Images The fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray state may not only have drastic implications for the future of the country but could also seriously affect its neighbours. Seeking to calm tensions
Sierra Leone fought back from 4–0 down away to Nigeria to draw 4–4 on Friday in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after a spectacular comeback in Benin City. The Super Eagles were
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Federation said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive test but is not displaying any symptoms.