14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (237+ words) The son of late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Bellarmine Mugabe has pleaded guilty in a South African court to pointing a firearm and to remaining in the country illegally as his high'profile criminal case moves towards sentencing. Bellarmine Mugabe…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (424+ words) By Mnena Iyorkegh, Abuja The ECOWAS Parliament has commenced a high-level Joint Committee Meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone, aimed at addressing the growing crisis of children living in street situations and combating child exploitation across the region. This was disclosed…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (184+ words) The first group of 12 deportees from the United States has arrived in Uganda as President Donald Trump's administration pushes on with its strategy of expelling migrants to a third country. The deported people would stay in the East African country…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (605+ words) By Ene Audu, Abuja The Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has reaffirmed the Scheme's pivotal role in tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria. He made this assertion while briefing Group 2 members of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (349+ words) South African troops have deployed to gang-ridden townships in Cape Town, as fresh violence claimed two lives nearly 50 days after the government ordered military support. Soldiers in full combat gear rolled into areas including Mitchells Plain in armoured vehicles, reinforcing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (422+ words) The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Ni DCOM) has confirmed the return of 40 out of 42 Nigerians deported from Mozambique. The deportees arrived in Nigeria after spending several weeks in detention in the southern African country. In a statement issued on Tuesday,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (313+ words) The National Human Rights Commission in Nigeria (NHRC), has launched a two day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening the ability of its investigation and legal officers to effectively address violations of economic, social, and cultural rights, signalling a renewed institutional…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (481+ words) By Murjanatu Abdullahi, Kaduna In an effort to tackle the twin challenges of flooding and waterborne diseases worsened by the rainy season, a coalition of climate experts, civil society groups and government officials convened in Kaduna to chart a clear…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (164+ words) Zimbabwe has delivered a third consignment of humanitarian maize to Malawi, handing over 330 metric tonnes in Lilongwe, as the country battles the effects of recent floods and a deepening food crisis. Malawi's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, George Chaponda…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (150+ words) Political tensions are rising in Zimbabwe after opposition leader Tendai Biti was granted bail following his arrest near the Mozambique border. Biti and an activist were detained over the weekend, accused of holding a public meeting without notifying authorities. A…...