Police commence investigation over woman’s death linked to alleged forced marriage

The Borno State Police Command has opened an investigation into the death of a young woman in Gubio Local Government Area, who reportedly took her own life after being allegedly pressured by her father into a forced marriage. Reports by Lake Chad...

The Burden of Foreign Languages in Africa: Arabic, English, ...

Africa is a continent of immense linguistic diversity, home to over 2,000 languages. Yet, in many African countries, the languages used in government, education, law, and international relations are not indigenous. Instead, they are foreign...

ARCN pledges to strengthen agric research Institutes, colleges 

The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to address challenges bedeviling the agricultural research institutes and federal...

Sierra Leone’s Clerk of Parliament Elected First Vice President of African Parliamentary Clerks’ Association

The Clerk of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Karmoh K. Conteh, has been elected First Vice President of the Association of Clerks and Secretaries General of African Parliaments (ASGAP). The election took place during the Association’s Sixth Annual...

Luxury Nigerian leather reclaims its home market

Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia, and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins. However, with her homegrown brand, Isi Omiyi creates high-end pieces to...

Chad le Clos returns at SA short course champs in Pietermaritzburg

The South African National Short Course Swimming Championships take place in Pietermaritzburg from Thursday to Sunday, with veteran Chad le Clos among the participants. The event is being held at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool and is being...

Africa’s Digital Divide is Closing

A mix of state programmes and private capital is bolstering plans to bridge the digital divide in African countries. Tower builds and satellite launches are closing rural gaps while reinforcing national digital networks. Senegal has announced...

Israel in Africa – a friend with no benefits

Israel's surveillance tools are now part of its economic presence in Africa. Photo: File Last month, Israel opened a new embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, after a 50-year absence. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called it part of the “alliance of...

Chad le Clos returns to competitive swimming at SA national championships

This week, South Africa’s swimming sensation Chad le Clos is poised to make a significant return to the national competition stage at the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships, hosted at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in...

In Rome, FG Courts FAO to Boost Food Security, Employment Opportunities for Nigerian Farmers

James Emejo in Abuja Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has sought continuous collaboration and partnership with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to boost agricultural productivity, employment...

Africa struggles to keep track of silent killer

A report in South Africa, published by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs last week, revealed a troubling reality: the government is failing to keep track of dangerous pollutants in the air that South Africans breathe....

Africa faces escalating heat crisis as rising temperatures and energy poverty collide

Even nature’s cooling allies such as green cover and water bodies are under siege. CSE’s assessment shows how lakes like Tanganyika, Malawi, and Chad are recording unusual warming in both surface and deep waters. Green areas, once vital lungs for...

FG woos FAO for employment opportunities, enhanced food security

BY DAVID ADUGE-ANI The Federal Government, through the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has stated that continuous robust collaboration and partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of United...

Evening Brief: Amazon Web Services Outage Cause Global Disruptions, Via Baltica Highway Opens, Iraq to Keep Small US Adviser Force

Top stories this Monday evening, October 20, 2025. Global Internet Disruptions Hit Major Platforms After Amazon Web Services Outage A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) early Monday disrupted major online platforms, including Snapchat,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Champions Northern Nigeria’s Pivotal Role in National Economic Revival at NNIIS 2025

Abuja, Nigeria – October 1, 2025 At the inaugural Northern Nigeria Investment & Industrialisation Summit (NNIIS) 2025, held on Monday in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a resounding message about the indispensable role of Northern...

Combatting terrorism, other security threats: Cameroon, Chad in one accord

The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, signed on behalf of the Cameroon while the Chadian Minister of the Armed Forces, Ex-Servicemen and War Victims, General Issakha Malloua Djamous, signed for his...

The Sahel Alliance, the never-ending story of a struggle for a free Africa

Full and effective independence, with sovereignty and autonomy, is possible, but it is still a work in progress. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Leading the way to a better future A word of advice: keep...

Will Whites Ever Learn?

Subscribe to future audio versions of AmRen articles here. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair, by Martin Meredith, Public Affairs Press, 2005, 752 pp. At close to 800 pages, The Fate of Africa is a huge book...

BII invests $20m in hardest-to-reach Africa energy access expansion initiative

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $20-million to impact investment organisation Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative to help expand access to affordable, reliable and clean energy in...

What's next for US-Africa trade?

The trade agreement between the United States and sub-Saharan African nations, known as AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act), is set to expire on September 30. Though some are still hopeful for a last-ditch effort to clinch a follow-up...