Category : AFRIKA HERALD

                        A barrel of oil now costs just under $80, and for Nigeria, that’s...

Abdirisak Ali Abdi, killed in town of Galkacyo, is the third journalist murdered in Somalia this year. Gunmen have shot dead a journalist in the...

Any mention of roping in the agricultural sector into the tax bracket will definitely generate very emotional arguments for, but mostly against, targeting income earned...

                        Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will ask the national assembly to extend a state...

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has expressed concern over yesterday’s outbreak of violence during preparations for the...

President Goodluck Jonathan today formally declare his ambition to contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party...

Part of an 18-truck WFP convoy crossing into South Sudan from Sudan, carrying 700 metric tons of food. Photo: WFP video screen capture  Eighteen trucks...

Agence France-Presse in Kano Many left dead and injured after explosion before morning assembly at secondary school in Yobe, north-east Nigeria At least 13 people...

LAGOS: Nigeria´s main political parties are charging eye-watering fees from election hopefuls, in a move condemned as undemocratic and a breeding ground for high-level cronyism...

                      Though Chad has so far been spared from an attack by Boko Haram, the...

Noting the current stability in Burundi’s security situation, two United Nations officials briefing the Security Council today urged vigilance, but expressed confidence that the Government...

  The African Union-United Nations hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed its “deep concern” about allegations circulating in local media over the mass rape...

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a series of attacks in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Tuesday, opening fire on troops in one town before raiding a...

  Acting President Scott, born in Zambia to British parents, reverses decision to fire party’s secretary amid violence. Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s ruling party’s secretary-general, has...

Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking an emotional milestone for both New...

If the Federal Government will not add extra efforts, in the next three months, the three North-East states will not be in existence By Rafiu...

An image grab made on October 31 from a video obtained by AFP shows the leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau (Centre) delivering a speech....

Libya’s army spokesman says an oil tanker caught fire amid fierce fighting between pro-government forces and Islamist militias in the central district of the eastern...

Burkina Faso’s military vowed to install a unity government after tightening its control over the west African nation, firing tear gas and shots in the...