Ebola reaches eighth DR Congo province as Africa CDC convenes ministers
Madar (Kinshasa) - The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus has reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
Nigeria
Nigeria rules out return to fuel subsidy, sticks with exchange-rate reforms
Madar (International) - Nigeria's Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government will press ahead with its economic reforms, ruling…
Dangote buys nearly a quarter of Kenya Pipeline Company
Madar (Nairobi) - Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote said on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, that his group had acquired a stake in Kenya Pipeline…
Nigeria records first Ebola case in traveller from Uganda
Madar (Abuja) - Nigerian authorities on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, confirmed the country's first Ebola case in a woman who travelled from Uganda…
Nigeria: conflicting death tolls after attack on military base
Madar (International) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack last Tuesday on a military base in Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria,…
Nigeria: landmine kills eight soldiers near Cameroon border
Madar (Maiduguri) - Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed on Saturday, October 17, 2026, when their military vehicle ran over a landmine near Kinuba…
Nigeria: Tinubu nominates six to electoral commission ahead of January vote
Madar (Abuja) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Friday, October 16, 2026, nominated four national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners for the…