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Nigerian chess master plays for 60 hours in bid to set new world record
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Nigerian chess master plays for 60 hours in bid to set new world record

Tunde Onakoya played against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Record guidelines that any attempt

Gaza war: Deadly strike on Rafah, Israel raids Nur Shams camp in West Bank
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Gaza war: Deadly strike on Rafah, Israel raids Nur Shams camp in West Bank

This Saturday (Apr. 20), as has been the case for the past 6 months in Gaza, funeral prayers were held.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ shines light on Black artists in country music
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ shines light on Black artists in country music

Beyoncé’s steamrolling into country music – and her motivation behind it — has reignited discussions about the genre’s origins and

Zimbabwe: El Nino-linked drought threatens maize production
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Zimbabwe: El Nino-linked drought threatens maize production

Mazowe district of Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central province is struggling with prolonged severe drought, threatening the country’s maize supply and impacting

Sudan war fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions
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Sudan war fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions

The U.N. political chief, Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, painted a dire picture of the conflict’s impact — over 14,000 dead, tens

Nigeria’s crude oil output goes down again in March
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Nigeria’s crude oil output goes down again in March

OPEC data based on direct communication show that Nigeria’s average daily production dropped to 1.2 million barrels, from 1.3 in

Kenya: Climate activists march against fossil fuel industry
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Kenya: Climate activists march against fossil fuel industry

We are experiencing long-time weather patterns like long rainfall since January up to now in April in Kisumu, Kenya. We

New FIFA Club World Cup a ‘great opportunity’ for African teams
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New FIFA Club World Cup a ‘great opportunity’ for African teams

When you look at the normal previous FIFA Club World Cup, when you’ve seen TP Mazembe, for example, being in

London Marathon to honour late Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum
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London Marathon to honour late Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum

Kiptum, who died in a car crash in February at the age of 24, won last year’s London Marathon in

UK-Rwanda asylum plan: “we don’t want any more prevarication or delay”
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UK-Rwanda asylum plan: “we don’t want any more prevarication or delay”

We’re going to get this bill passed and then we will work to get flights off so we can build