Niger ‘s President Mahamadou Issoufou was sworn in for another five-year term in office on Saturday after a controversial election boycotted by the opposition. Issoufou took the oath of office in Niamey in front of a crowd that included a number of African leaders from Ivorycoast, Chad, Senegal and other representatives from over 53 nations as well as United States ...

Students, who survived the April 2 al-Shabab attack that killed 147, are still traumatised and afraid to go to school. Students who survived the massacre at Garissa University in Kenya last year are still struggling to cope with the trauma of losing their friends who were shot and killed by the al-Shabab fighters. Check also: 147 reported dead during Islamist gunmen attack at ...

Uganda Supreme Court Thursday upheld the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni in the February 18 national poll. The court rejected a petition brought by former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi. Check also:  Court Dismissed Opposition’s Case Uganda’s electoral commission announced on February 20 that “Museveni had won 60 percent”of the vote to opposition challenger Kizza Besigye’s 30.5 percent. ...

The first woman and the youngest person at 36 to ever make French Minister of Education. As well as first Muslim. While some are too busy shouting ‪ban migrants, Najat Belkacem quietly reminds us that immigrants are an asset and that believing in our children and investing in them with the right character traits and the right education literally means ...

Rescue officials said Friday there are no more survivors trapped under the rubble of a flyover that collapsed killing at least 25 people, as Indian police detained five construction company staff over the accident. Check also: Over 700 people have been crushed to death and hundreds injured in stampede during muslim pilgrimage in Mecca Saudi Arabia Emergency workers using specialist ...