Faced with a shortage of priests, the American Catholic Church is recruiting in Africa
Africa is the fastest growing region for the Catholic Church. The situation is different in the U.S., where the Catholic Church faces significant obstacles in […]
Nigeria
Buhari rejects bill imposing direct party primaries
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected a bill to amend the electoral Code, saying its enactment would cause unrest among political parties. The president’s decision […]
Attack in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Buhari’s visits place
Explosions rang out Thursday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Muhammadu Buhari arrived for an official visit, according to local media. Five […]
Nigeria destroys one million doses of expired covid vaccine
Nigeria’s health authorities destroyed more than a million doses of expired coronavirus vaccine in Abuja on Wednesday. A move aimed at reassuring a wary public. […]
Nigeria: More than one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine expired
Just over one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine are estimated to have expired since November. And these unused doses would constitute one of the biggest […]
Nigeria supports mandatory vaccination for civil servants
Vaccination is mandatory for all civil servants in the country. The government’s decision comes as three cases of the omicron variant have been confirmed in […]
Ghana and Nigeria announced their first cases of Omicron variant
The new Omicron variant has appeared in West Africa. Three cases of this Covid-19 variant have been detected in Nigeria, in people who had travelled […]
Nigeria: Three Moroccan Artists Awarded at All Africa Music Awards 2021
Moroccan singers Dizzy Dros, Manal Benchlikha, and ElGrande Toto were awarded at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA Awards 2021). This awards ceremony of the […]
Release of six UN staff members arrested in Ethiopia
Six U.N. staff members have been released but five others, along with a deputy, are still being held in Addis-Ababa, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told […]
Nigeria: Charles Soludo elected Governor of Anambra State
Nigeria’s opposition retains the governorship seat in the southeastern state of Anambra following Saturday’s election. Charles Soludo, 61, former head of the Central Bank (2004-2009), […]