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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania’s Vice President, Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi, has resigned from office and announced his retirement from public service and active politics, effective September 4, 2026. Nchimbi formally submitted his resignation to President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday, August 25.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1 min read
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Presidency has withdrawn the list of members appointed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign committee under the All Progressives Congress (APC), following controversy over the names released on Saturday.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1 min read
ABUJA, Nigeria — Amnesty International says at least 10,217 people were killed in bandit attacks across seven Nigerian states during the first two years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Qatar, which has been playing a mediating role in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has sent a team of officials to monitor the implementation of the peace agreement reached between M23 rebels and government forces in Kinshasa.
Aug 25, 2026 · 2 min read
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 101-year-old woman over alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1 min read
The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking says it has received additional complaints against a former Chairman of Rogo Local Government, Yahuza Musa, over the alleged illegal administration and supply of Pentazocine injections to vulnerable people.
Aug 24, 2026 · null min read
In Tunisia, security authorities have recovered the bodies of 11 migrants after a boat carrying migrants sank off the country’s southeastern coast
Aug 23, 2026 · 1 min read
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, received the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, at the Gidan Rumfa Palace in Kano on Saturday.
Aug 23, 2026 · null min read
