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Nigeria’s general elections are slated to begin on Saturday, March 28. On this day, Nigerians march  to the polling booths in their millions around the...

The world’s three most infamous terrorist organizations are working together at Al-Qaeda-run training camps in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, where dozens of recruits from...

The Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission closes the collection of collection of Permanent Voter Card (PVC). INEC had on March 8, 2015, extended the deadline...

The mass grave was littered with at least 100 decomposed bodies DAMASAK, Nigeria  Chadian army troops have discovered a mass grave in Nigeria’s northeastern town...

     style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px”      data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″      data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> EDITORIAL  BY ‘JIDE  ADESINA ( EDITOR-IN-CHIEF) The lingering security challenges to Nigeria 2015 election as typified by Boko Haram...

Elderly men fleeing from Boko Haram attacks share food items distributed at the Kabalewa Refugees Camp in Diffa in Niger on Friday. As Nigerian forces...

SPECIAL FEATURES ON EGYPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2015 President Sisi During Closing Remarks At Egypt Economic Development Conference Egypt needs $200 billion-$300 billion to create...

JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot...

Mercenaries from South Africa and Ukraine have joined U.S.-trained forces from other African countries to combat the continued expansion of control by Islamic militant group...

A truckload of Zimbabwean police is seen outside the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party in Harare March 12, 2015. Police sealed the building as...

EDITORIAL – ENROUTE TO THE D-DAY MARCH 28 NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  By : JIDE ADESINA Opposition presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari says he fears for...

  EDITORIAL @ The Afrika Market By : ‘JIDE ADESINA ,Editor-in-Chief @ The Afrika Market , The Afrika Herald . The road to a nuclear...

  About 15 soldiers from Chad and Niger died in fighting to take control of two towns in northern Nigeria from Boko Haram, the first...

A fresh report on the status of Tanzania’s wildlife sector cited corruption as one of the reasons behind the increasing incidents of wildlife poaching in...

* Al-Ghani attack latest on oil facility by militants * Foreigners targeted by militant attacks this year * UN negotiations ongoing to end Libya crisis...

South Sudan’s warring parties failed to reach a breakthrough in peace talks in Ethiopia, mediators said Friday, expressing disappointment following months of discussions attempting to...

Ghana will commemorate its 58th independence celebration today with parades and social activities across the country. A national parade of schoolchildren and contingents of security personnel...

Jerria Martin wears a lot of hats in Selma, serving as executive director of economic-empowerment group 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement and as secretary for...

Nigeria is suffering from a gasoline shortage as falling oil prices have affected the country’s ability to import and distribute refined fuels. Coming just weeks...

With elections scheduled for 15 sub-Saharan countries this year, an Africa Check factsheet looks to the polls for leadership in five volatile states. Voters will...