Africa: Millions to Watch Women’s AFCON Final Between Morocco and South Africa On Saturday Night
Millions of football fans across the African continent and acrioss the world are set to tune in to tonigh’s historic…
ICPC arraigns deputy High Court registrar for alleged fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High…
President Samia hopes to consolidate power as Magufuli and Kikwete loyalists vie for influence
The party elections that got underway on 8 June will be followed by a national congress this month where national…
Africa: Over 350 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
As of July 25, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,051,430 while 353,449,054 vaccinations have been…
Mikano’s management denies link with ex-Vice President Atiku
Atiku Abubakar The management of Mikano International Limited, promoters of Mikano Generators, has refuted reports that the candidate of the…
Euro slump makes the CFA zone a victim of ‘imported inflation’
For the first time since 2002, the euro and the US dollar have been close to parity. In the space…
Africa Speaks With Unified Voice As AU Executive Council Adopts African Common Position On Energy Access and Just Energy Transition
The 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council adopted the African Common Position on Energy Access and Just Transition, on…
Muslim/Muslim ticket: Again, Atiku hits Tinubu
The verbal exchanges between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic…
Gateway Real Estate sees data centres, light industrial property driving growth
Forget the pessimists worried about electoral ‘noise’ – investors remain bullish on Kenya. Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA) has completed…
Africa: Oxfam Reaction to Ukraine and Russia’s Historic Grain Deal
In reaction to Ukraine and Russia’s recently signed grain deal, Max Lawson, Oxfam International’s Inequality Policy & Advocacy Lead said:…
Africa: WHO Director-General’s Statement on the Press Conference Following IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Outbreak of Monkeypox
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. A month ago, I convened the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations…
AfDB board approves $134m loan to boost local food production in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the National…
Africa: WHO Declares Monkeypox ‘Public Health Emergency’
Cape Town — The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the most serious step available to it in response to…
Dukia Gold only approved legal entity for gold refining – SEC
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), Mr. Lamido Yuguda has announced that Dukia Gold is only…
Africa: Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet Outlines the Accelerator’s Newest Program in Africa
In April, startup accelerator Techstars, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focusing on fintech startups, announced the…
Of performance and ethnic politics
There is no ethnic group in Nasarawa state, no matter its numerical strength, that can succeed in politics without the…
Obama, Kagame, Sall… Meet Kehinde Wiley, the artist who paints presidents
The crowd has taken the team by surprise. It was supposed to be an evening reserved for artists, relatives of…
Africa: Climate Action ‘Could Prevent 6,000 Child Deaths a Year’
Nairobi — The annual death rate of children under five years old in Africa could double to about 38,000 by…
Wike moves to expose PDP, Atiku
Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to expose the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and…
Africa: Inflation Is Triggering Chaos Worldwide. Where Are the Hotspots?
Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next? Rising food and fuel costs…