Africa

Members of the African Consuls General Group of New York, United States of America (USA) will be Guest Speakers at a program being put together to celebrate the iconic civil rights leader,Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The Memorial event, being …

ABUJA, Jan. 18, 2023: The Nigeria healthcare system will ultimately become a medical hub with a major investment deal coming to the country, through the establishment of the Africa Medical Centre for Excellence (AMCE) by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,  Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) stated this …

The Board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the appointment of Somachi Chris-Asoluka as the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 1, 2023. Chris-Asoluka, who was until her appointment the Director of Partnerships and Communications of the leading philanthropy that is empowering young African entrepreneurs from …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 2, 2023 The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in a South Africa fuel tanker explosion. The blast in Boksburg, a suburb of the capital, Johannesburg, on Christmas Eve severely damaged the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolence to Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on the death of his mother, Mrs. Eunice Adesina. In his message, President Buhari prayed for the repose of the soul of Mama Eunice and urged the AfDB President “to take …

Madam Eunice O. Adesina, the mother of the President of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has passed onto glory, aged 92. Mr. Adesina announced the transition of Madam Eunice, in an emotion-laden tweet. He said: “My darling mother, Eunice O. Adesina …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 105 stranded Nigerians from Chad at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, made this known while receiving the returnees in Kano. He said that the stranded Nigerians arrived the International Wing of …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 8, 2022 The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023, which should serve as a final “wake-up call” for regional governments to act now. Three UN agencies – …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries towards sustaining and strengthening democracy and good governance in the sub-region and the entire African continent. President Buhari gave the assurance in the course of a one-day State Visit to the embattled West …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated once again that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, as manipulations would not be allowed in any form. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while playing host to West African Elders Forum Pre-Election Mediation Mission, led by former Sierra Leonean …

.. Governor meets Multinational Forces Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Bosso, a border town in Niger Republic on Sunday, to visit citizens of Borno State who were displaced by flooding. The citizens were residents of Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government in the northern part of Borno State along …

Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation’s (AATF’s) Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Canisius Kanangire, AATF Executive Director, made the announcement on Friday after meeting with the former president in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital. Kanangire said …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged more vigilance and tightening of security around borders, drawing attention to the increased number of arms, ammunition, and other weapons from the Russia and Ukraine war in the Lake Chad Basin. At the 16th Summit of Heads of State and Government of …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Nov. 28, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the recent attacks on its facilities won’t stop the conduct of the 2023 general election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this when he received a delegation from Africa Union Special Pre- Electoral Political Mission …

• Insecurity, political instability, Russia-Ukraine war biggest concerns facing the region   President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja, reminded legislators of the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align their programmes with those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. The President, who stated this at the opening session of …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 23, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on an official trip to Niamey, the Republic of Niger to attend the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee member, Aisha Falode, on Monday applauded the CAF Champions League 2022 bronze medalists, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa, for their doggedness and resilience in the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco, where they emerged third place finishers after first becoming the WAFU champions. Falode, …

By Usman Aliyu Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), Nov. 13, 2022 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says its new commitment of 1.4 billion dollars to Africa, including Nigeria is to spur the region-led innovation to build a pipeline of climate-smart agriculture projects for smallholder farmers. Mr. Enock Chikava, Interim Director, Agricultural …

Juliet Sunday scored the only goal as Bayelsa Queens FC of Nigeria claimed the bronze medal at the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League with 1-0 win over Simba Queens of Tanzania. The goal arrived in the 71st minute to hand the Nigerian club side a 1-0 victory over Simba Queens …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Nov. 12, 2022 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has pledged to support Africa to bridge the US$ 250 billion climate finance gap in collaboration with other African financial institutions. Denys Denya, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice-President, Finance, Administration and Banking Services, said this in a statement issued by Amadou …

Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Nov. 11, 2022 (dpa/NAN)  U.S. President Joe Biden is due to appear for a short visit at a major UN climate conference in Egypt’s resort of Sharm el-Sheikh today, Friday. The stopover comes days after dozens of world leaders gathered in the Red Sea resort for a summit …

Alaa Abdel-Fattah   Cairo, Nov. 11, 2022  A prominent jailed pro-democracy campaigner, who is on a total hunger strike according to his family, is in “good health,” says the Egyptian government. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, a key figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising, began a partial hunger strike in April, but then stopped drinking water as of Sunday, to …

Accra, Ghana: November 9, 2022 Nestlé has announced that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to …

Not so long ago, he was the poster boy of what looked like an African renaissance. Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo didn’t only know what to say, he also knew when and how. I still remember 2018. Barely one year after Akufo-Addo was inaugurated, he was on the big stage.  He was …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Nov. 9, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says only strong partnerships and coordination among African countries can guarantee the mobilisation of resources required for a just energy transition. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the vice president sent a recorded …