Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office for a controversial third term on Monday, urging the opposition to help "defuse tensions" ahead of general elections early next year. The solemn ceremony was attended by 13 African counterparts as well as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy -- but boycotted by the opposition, as was…
Human Rights Watch has said about 3,600 children were jailed by Nigerian forces for alleged ties with Boko Haram and other insurgency groups. In a statement on children and armed conflict in Nigeria, Human Rights Watch Security Council’s working group on children and armed conflicts, expressed grave concern about the detention of children for suspected…
The United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsor of terrorism blacklist, its Khartoum embassy said Monday, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel.
Anthony Joshua is far from fazed by Tyson Fury’s attack on him on Saturday night, saying it was ‘good to hear’ the Gypsy King talking up a fight between the pair, reports metro.co.uk.
Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was misled not to appear before the National Assembly to explain his government’s efforts
