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[Premium Times] The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS).

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[Vanguard] The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials show, signalling heightened security cooperation between the two countries, according to Reuters.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has successfully repatriated 119 Kenyan nationals rescued from illegal online scam compounds in Myanmar.

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[This Day] Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, has unveiled a multi-million-naira social intervention programme aimed at promoting sustainable economic empowerment and improving livelihoods across its host communities in Benue State.

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[New Times] By any measure, the landscape of youth entrepreneurship is changing fast. Business opportunities for young people today are no longer confined by geography, access to capital, or traditional gatekeepers. Instead, they are increasingly shaped by digital accessibility, sustainability, and flexible, service-based model.

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[This Day] Past Nigerian leaders, though invested so well in the distribution of machinery, especially tractors, to farmers, but they fail to build effective systems required to make them productive and profitable, the Chairman, Origin Automobile Works, Mr. Samuel Joseph Samuel has said.

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[New Times] Congolese refugees living in Kiziba Refugee Camp in Karongi District say government-backed self-reliance initiatives have helped them adapt after external humanitarian aid was reduced, easing the impact of cuts that began in 2023.

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[Nile Post] Alliance for National Transformation presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu has cautioned that Uganda risks sliding into a serious political crisis unless voters take responsibility for change in the 2026 general elections, arguing that fear, manipulation of electoral processes and weakened institutions have left the country dangerously exposed to instability.

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[SNA] New York, December 22, 2025 (SUNA) - Algeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security Council, speaking on behalf of African countries, commended the efforts of the Sudanese government to support peace and stability, praising the role of Prime Minister Kamil Idris in sustaining coordination and ensuring the continued delivery of humanitarian assistance to all those affected.

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[SNA] New York, December 23, 2025 (SUNA) - Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris presented his government's Peace Initiative to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, framing it as a realistic and inclusive plan to end atrocities, restore state authority, and foster national reconciliation.

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[UN News] Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Darfur -- Victims of the Darfur conflict have expressed sharply differing views on the 20-year prison sentence handed down to former militia commander Ali Mohamed Ali Abdel Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on 9 December 2025, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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[Afreximbank] Abuja, Nigeria, 22 Dec. 2025: - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Heirs Energies Limited have announced a landmark US$750-million financing partnership designed to optimise Heirs Energy's capital structure and unlock critical liquidity to support its working capital requirement as it pursues its ambitious field development programme. The investment is expected to significantly transform Nigeria's domestic energy capacity as demand rises.

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[IPS] Kamvivira, DRC -- Fulgence Ndayizeye, a Burundian bicycle taxi driver who used to cross the Congolese-Burundian border every day to support his family, wanted to return home.

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Host nation Morocco kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a hard-fought victory over Comoros, securing a 2-0 win in rainy Rabat.

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Ghana has taken a major step toward regulating digital finance after parliament passed a law legalizing the widespread use of cryptocurrency. The

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Nigeria has secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted during a November raid on St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Niger

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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have launched a joint regional military force, deepening cooperation among the three Sahel states as they confront a

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Former United States President Barack Obama has released his 2025 music playlist, spotlighting six Nigerian artists across three tracks in a 30-song

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The Trump administration has begun recalling career ambassadors appointed under former President Joe Biden, triggering unease within diplomatic

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New research suggests that creative tourism could unlock fresh economic opportunities in South Africa, particularly by tapping into millennial