Africa
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UN commends Adesina’s leadership in Africa’s sustainable development
The AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, June 5, 2025 The…
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International friendly: Nigeria edge Cameroon’s lionesses 2-0
At the post match news conference By Abiodun Lawal Abeokuta, June 3, 2025 Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated…
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UBA Plc GMD, Alawuba, hosts CNBC Africa Chairman, Wahi in Lagos
Group Managing Director (GMD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Oliver Alawuba recently played host…
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Renaissance Africa Energy CEO, Tony Attah, to speak at African Energy Week 2025 amid $15b investment drive in Nigeria
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 3, 2025 Mr. Tony Attah, CEO of Renaissance Africa Energy – a consortium of independent…
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Union Bank, PAPSS simplify cross-border transactions
Lagos, Nigeria To deliver simpler, smarter banking solutions, Union Bank of Nigeria has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement…
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Africa’s brave new ancestor called Ngugi By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Africa has just welcomed the path-finding Ngugi wa Thiong’o into the pantheon of ancestors. It was on Wednesday, May 28,…
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Nigerian beggars in Ghana By Lasisi Olagunju
If you think there are too many beggars on your street, please take heart and brace up. A trending video…
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Ngugi, where is the light? By Lasisi Olagunju
My generation met him famous. His first novels he wrote as an undergraduate. One of them was the hugely popular…
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ECOWAS leaders say Dangote Refinery symbolises hope for Africa
.… We’ve capacity to meet ECOWAS’s petroleum needs – Dangote Towering over the Lekki Free Zone on the edge of…
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Exec Sec NCDMB, Ogbe appointed member of APPO Board
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has been appointed into…
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Nigeria replenishes Trust Fund with $500m – Edun
Left to right: Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Dr Akinwunmi Adesina,Presidnt of AfDB…
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Government of Guyana, Afreximbank highlight opportunities under the US$1-billion oil financing facility
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 29, 2025 The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have concluded a two-day…
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Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 29, 2025 Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today, Thursday, May 29, 2025, elected President of…
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Another African literary giant, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, goes home
Africans, and indeed, blacks all over the world, especially those who grew up to know of his literary exploits, are…
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Let’s sustain legacies of ECOWAS’s founding fathers – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on West African leaders to uphold and pass on the vision of the founding…
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Guterres hails Akinwumi’s sterling leadership of AfDB
By Ese Williams Abidjan, May 28, 2025 The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres says the vision and programmes of Dr Akinwunmi…
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‘I ask for forgiveness if I offended anyone in discharge of my duty’ – Adesina
By Ese Williams Abidjan, May 28, 2025 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), has asked for…
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Afreximbank wins mandate as sole financial advisor for South Africa’s $1.7-billion Suiso Project
CAIRO, Egypt, May 28, 2025 African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and…
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Tinubu arrives Lagos for ECOWAS 50th anniversary
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, May 27, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of…
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Africa deserves globally respected media house – AfDB president
By Ese Williams Abidjan, May 27, 2025 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) says there is…
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Serving as AfDB President greatest honour of my life – Adesina
By Ese Williams Abidjan, May 27, 2025 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, says serving as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
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Akin Mabogunje: Embodying national development through Traore’s exemplary leadership By Isaac Megbolugbe
May 27, 2025 Introduction The late Professor Emeritus Akin Mabogunje was a renowned scholar who made significant contributions to the…
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Every Friday is Black Friday: TD Africa turns up the heat on tech accessibility
TD Africa, a trailblazer in technology distribution and innovation across Africa, has launched an exciting weekly campaign titled ‘Black Friday…
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Afreximbank announces 2025 AfriCaribbean Trade, Investment Forum
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in partnership with the Government of Grenada, is pleased to announce that…
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Election of Adesina’s successor tops agenda as 6,000 AfDB delegate meet in Abidjan
By Ese Williams Abidjan, May 26, 2025 No fewer than 6,000 delegates have converged on Abidjan for the African Development…
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