Bola Tinubu Wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election Again...
Bola Tinubu arrives at a polling station before casting his ballot in Lagos last week
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's disputed presidential election.
The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show.
His ... Read More
France Revisits Relationship With Africa – Again
French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to central Africa Wednesday on a four-nation visit marked by what he said ahead of his planned Wednesday departure.
On Monday, he announced a revamped relationship with Africa, amid an increase in anti-French ... Read More
France Unveils New Africa Strategy
French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver an address to unveiling France’s new Africa strategy.
Later in the week, the French leader travels to Gabon, Angola, the Republic of Congo and Congo.
Macron’s visit to Africa comes as ... Read More
Early Results In Nigeria’s Tight Polls Meet Resistance...
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mahmood, displays a results sheet to the media during the presentation of final results of Nigeria's General and Presidential election, in Abuja, Feb. 27, 2023,
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission has begun announcing ... Read More
Somali Americans Rally In Washington, Demand End To Violence...
Somali American demonstrators gather during a rally outside the State Department in Washington, Feb. 24, 2023, to call attention to the clashes in a disputed town in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region.
Somali-American demonstrators from across the United States have called for ... Read More
African Union Condemns Tunisia’s ‘Hate Speech’ Against...
People gather outside the Ivory Coast embassy in Tunis for their repatriation to Abidjan, on February 24, 2023
The African Union (AU) has criticised Tunisia and urged it to avoid “racialised hate speech” following President Kais Saied’s comments directed at migrants from ... Read More
Nigeria To Close Land Borders On Election Day
Nigeria has ordered the closure of all its land borders during Saturday’s tightly contested elections.
The directive is meant to ensure that the “elections are free, fair and devoid of anomalies”, the Nigeria Immigration Service said.
Border officials have been told to ... Read More
Ghana Backs UN Vote Against Russia As 15 African States Abst...
Fifteen African countries on Thursday abstained and 28 supported the vote as the UN General Assembly in New York overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago.
The resolution called for the withdrawal of troops from ... Read More
As Election Day Approaches, Nigerians Demand Results From Ne...
As Nigerians prepare to vote Saturday, VOA’s Hausa Service spoke with people who shared their hopes, expectations and fears about the direction of the country.
For Mustapha Abubakar of Zamfara state, the primary issue to be addressed is insecurity.
According to the ... Read More
South Sudan’s Kiir Calls For 2.3 Million Refugees To Retur...
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s president is appealing to the more than 2 million South Sudanese refugees living in neighboring countries to start returning home. Salva Kiir says his government will provide returning refugees with the necessary security.
There are ... Read More