Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply US$3.8B methanol project
Nigeria has struck a deal for Shell (SHEL.L) to supply gas to its proposed $3.8 billion Brass methanol facility, resolving…
Burkina Faso’s pro-Russia junta expels French diplomats
Burkina Faso’s military junta has expelled three French diplomats, accusing them of “subversive activities”. France said there were “no grounds”…
Ghana mulls listing cocoa on commodities exchange to increase value
Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, plans to list cocoa on the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) to boost the value…
Francis Ogolla: Kenya helicopter crash kills country’s military chief
Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country,…
Anti-slavery campaigner returns OBE over government’s Rwanda scheme
An Armagh man who received an honorary OBE for services to the elimination of slavery has sent the honour back.…
Mozambique’s Inflation down to 3% in March
Mozambique once again saw a drop in inflation in March, when it registered 3%. According to the National Statistics Institute…
Christine Mboma ‘did not lose hope’ during enforced 20-month lay-off
Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma says her enforced hiatus from athletics took a toll on her mental health, but…
Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian attempts to break chess marathon record
Under the beaming lights of New York’s iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is attempting an ambitious challenge…
Ethiopian now flying daily to Angola
Ethiopian Airlines has increased the frequency of its flights to Luanda from three times a week to once a day.…
Bahamas to host 2024 Afreximbank Annual Meetings
The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) have today signed the Agreement for…
Anger as Sierra Leone cities remain in the dark for weeks
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and other cities have been plunged into darkness for weeks, due to the non-payment of electricity…
Burna Boy, Siya Kolisi, Ruto among world’s most influential people
Afrobeats megastar Burna Boy, Kenya’s President William Ruto and captain of South Africa’s national rugby team Siya Kolisi are leading…
Ride London: Ethiopian pro cyclist to compete while living in asylum hotel
An Ethiopian champion cyclist who has been living in a west London asylum hotel is to compete in one of…
US bans former Malawi officials over corruption allegations
Four former senior Malawi officials have been banned from entering the US over corruption allegations. They include former police chief…
CAR and France hold talks seeking to revive strained ties
The Central African Republic and France have agreed on a roadmap to boost bilateral cooperation, as both countries strive to…
South Africa has longest non-stop power streak for two years
South Africa has now gone for 21 consecutive days without power cuts, the first time such a streak has been…
Burkina Faso expels French diplomats
Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for engaging in “subversive activities”, the Burkinabe foreign affairs ministry said in a…
Chibok abductee and her three children rescued 10 years on
One more of the female students abducted by militants from a secondary school in north-east Nigeria a decade ago has…
Survey names Cape Town as Africa’s best airport
The airport in the South African city of Cape Town has been named as the best airport on the continent…
Prominent Tunisian journalist jailed for defamation
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent journalist to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, according…