Africa: Persistent Energy Raises $10m to Grow Its Clean-Tech Venture Building Business in Africa
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in Series C funding to grow its climate venture building business in Africa, in…
Court sends Ekwunife to 10 years in jail for theft
Emeka Ekwunife The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)?has secured the conviction of one Emeka Ekwunife on an eight-count charge…
Former intelligence chief and four others sentenced to death
High Court Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara sentenced Badjie, NIA former operations chief Sheikh Omar Jeng, and other officials Babucarr Sallah, Lamin…
Africa: Key Takeaways From the Latest Humanitarian Funding Data
Bangkok — ‘The donor base on which the system rests remains shallow and precarious.’ Emergency needs are at historical highs,…
Ajibade fires lone goal as Super Falcons land in semis, pick another World Cup ticket
Rasheedat Ajibade Rasheedat Ajibade headed the only goal that fired Super Falcons to the semi-final of the ongoing Women Africa…
Ghana’s high inflation breaks a 20-year record
A report by the country’s statistical agency shows increased inflation for several services including transport, household maintenance and water and…
Africa: Gamer QueenArrow Strives to Put Africa, Women on Global eSports Map
Cape Town — In a global industry estimated to generate U.S.$1.38 billion by the end of 2022, according to Newzoo’s…
Banks and mobile money operators must collaborate to drive financial inclusion, says Airtel SmartCash CEO
Airtel, with over 57.6 million subscribers recorded in May this year, is the second-largest telecom operator in Nigeria, according to…
Africa: BBNaijas7 – Extras As Viewership Extends Across Africa, UK – Adeola Oluwatobi
The Season 7 edition of the African TV reality show, Big Brother Naija, BBN will be streaming live across Africa…
St Maria Goretti alumni urges Edo to return school to Catholic mission
The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government…
Precious woods: the roads of plunder
For more than 10 years, this illegal trafficking has been spreading in Africa from country to country as forests are…
Africa: New Book Challenges Whiteness – A Review Through the Cover Image
The cover of The Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness carries a striking image courtesy of South African artist…
Ministry embarks on massive testing for athletes ahead World Championship, Commonwealth games
Sunday Dare The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said it implemented a zero-tolerance policy on Out-of-Competition Testings…
Climate-change debate must shift from cutting emissions to adaptation
Financial pledges towards adaptation remain “small and mostly unrealised, while the majority of global financing is disbursed to industrialised middle-income…
Africa: Sustainable Development Goals Can Be Reached ‘Despite Our Grim Times’ – ECOSOC President
Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable…
Nigerian banks can absorb $6bn credit losses without breaches – Fitch
Nigerian banks can absorb up to $6 billion of credit losses without breaching minimum regulatory requirements for Capital Adequacy Ratio…
Eliminating human trafficking to harness people power
In the UK and the USA, two countries which often top the list of immigration destinations for Nigerians, recent political…
Africa: Zambia and Senegal Fight for History At the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia and Senegal enter unchartered territory on Wednesday night when they clash in the quarter-finals of the women’s Africa Cup…
Resign if…, CHRICED tells Buhari
The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on President Buhari to resign if he is…
49 Ivorian soldiers arrested after the military labels them “mercenaries”
On Tuesday 12 July, Côte d’Ivoire demanded that Mali release 49 soldiers arrested in the country’s main international airport in…