Africa: AU Court Rejects Application Grants by Gambian Journalists, 3 Years Jotna Movement
The African Union Court on Human and People’s Rights on the 24th March 2022 rejected to grant the applications brought…
Presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s coalition shaken by defections
Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC) and Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) recently abandoned Raila’s Azimio la Umoja alliance to join the Kenya…
2023: Tinubu upbeat as Kaduna delegates assure of block votes
National leader of the All Progressives Congress and APC presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed confidence in winning the…
Africa: Maintaining the momentum for pandemic response and Prioritizing Preparedness – 2nd COVID-19 Co-Host Statement
Washington, DC — On May 12, under the leadership of the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, global leaders…
US urges ‘race to the top’ for critical minerals at Africa Indaba mining conference
In a 10 May keynote address to South Africa’s Mining Indaba – the world’s largest mining investment conference – Jose…
Africa: SA Marks Africa Month
Africa Month, marked in the month of May, is an opportunity to promote African unity and deeper regional integration, and…
Small business’ ability to create jobs limited by red tape, says Black Business Council
The 11-million jobs target is set in the National Development Plan (NDP), South Africa’s blueprint economic document, which not only…
Africa: Tobacco – Are Sustainability and Profit Compatible?
The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) organized a virtual In Focus meeting on the topic of sustainability on the…
Togo suffers its first deadly jihadist attack
On the night of 10-11 May, at around 3 am, a military post in the locality of Kpékpakandi, not far…
2023: Abdullahi Adamu revitalising, overhauling APC for victory – APC forum
The Forum of APC Organizing Secretaries (APC-FORS) which comprises of all the Zonal, State, Local Government and Ward Organizing Secretaries…
Africa: Can Indigenous African Languages Help With Children’s Speech Therapy?
This author says yes. Carol Baingana had been working as a speech and language therapist for children with autism when…
Dangote needs strong cement business as backup option for refinery financing
Volumes were 1.5% weaker in the first quarter in Nigeria, and down 7.6% in the rest of Africa. Management has…
2023: Emefiele submits presidential nomination forms
Mr. Godwin Emefiele The CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has submitted his presidential nomination form to the secretariat of the…
Africa: AU-IGAD-UN Mechanism Warns of Unofficial Reports On Sudan Talks
Khartoum — United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) trilateral…
Alassane Ouattara is working to strengthen the national airline’s connections
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dreamed of having direct flights from Abidjan to Bissau. Alassane Ouattara and Air Côte d’Ivoire…
FCTA distributes N3.9bn to LGAs, stakeholders as March allocation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other stakeholders have shared a total sum of N3,965,107,151.48 billion as statutory allocation for…
Africa: Continent Nears 300 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations
As of May 11, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,588,765 while over 296,827,946 vaccinations have…
Fixing the army is key for CAR’s stability
Transitional authorities progressively restored the army a few years later, and soldiers were finally able to regain a presence in…
N1bn libel suit: Court orders NBTE boss, others to open defence
The FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja has ordered the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education…
Africa: Online Shopping Festival to Upgrade China-Africa Collaboration
An ongoing online shopping festival is being held in China with a target to promote export of high-quality goods from…