Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved pay rises of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, the presidency said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at boosting troop welfare as the country battles insurgency, banditry and kidnappings.

Many said they searched for food and water while their soaked clothes dried on the streets. "We came to make progress, not to be fooled."

#Dragon Oil, Carlyle Group , Energean and Artemis Energy are among the groups expected to bid this week for assets in BP's West Nile Delta natural gas development off Egypt, three sources familiar with the sale process said.

#US seeks role in Ethiopian Airlines' $12.5 billion airport project

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has inaugurated the online registration portal for the third phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI).]

#Nigeria: The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has inaugurated the online registration portal for the third phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI).]

#Kenya: Migori: Fisherman killed following dispute over gambling payout

#Malawi has completed the installation of southern Africa's only utility-scale battery storage system outside South Africa and Namibia, a 20-megawatt facility designed to help stabilise power supplies in one of the world's least electrified countries.

‘#SA is the only home I have ever known’: Inside Chidimma’s High Court citizenship battle

#Guinea-Bissau's military government has allowed opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to leave prison and travel to Portugal for medical treatment, his family told Reuters.