Africa
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Morocco 2025: Egyptian officials for Nigeria, Benin Republic clash
Abuja, Aug. 30, 2024 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected Egyptian referee, Amin Omar, for the 2025 Africa…
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Certificate ban: Nigerian students in Benin send SOS to Tinubu
By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, Aug. 29, 2024 No fewer than 650 Nigerians studying at ESM University, Benin Republic, have…
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Nigeria, Niger sign MoU to enhance security cooperation
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Aug. 28, 2024 The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa and his Nigerien…
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Super Eagles squad announced for Benin Republic, Rwanda
Nigeria national team Captain William Ekong, wing-back Olaoluwa Aina and forwards Victor Osimhen and Taiwo Awoniyi are back in the…
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Conference of the African Diaspora of Americas holds August 29-31, 2024
The 6th Region of the African Union (AU) – the African Diaspora – will between August 29 and 31, 2024,…
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Nigeria’s dinner with ‘Mugabe’ By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Have you ever read Heidi Holland’s Dinner With Mugabe? It was published in 2012 by a…
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At Windhoek Conference, NCDMB lists gains of NOGICD Act; Urges Namibia to prioritise local content
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010 and its astonishing success in resetting oil and gas…
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Tinubu urges ECOWAS to ratify, implement anti-corruption protocol
By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Aug. 19, 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Monday called on the Economic Community of West Africa…
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Afreximbank achieves solid first half 2024 growth reflecting sound execution of its strategy amid macro-economic headwinds
Cairo, 19 August 2024: African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Group”) has released its consolidated financial statements for the six…
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CAF Champions: Nigerian Clubs win preliminary round first leg matches
Nigeria’s representatives in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, Rangers International of Enugu and Remo Stars began their preliminary round campaign…
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Why we didn’t win CAF Confederation first-leg match – El-Kanemi Warriors coach speaks after DADJE FC draw
El-Kanemi Warriors head coach Aliyu Zubairu has attributed his team’s 1-1 draw against Dadje FC of Benin Republic in their…
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Nigerian Club El Kanemi makes continental return with 1-1 draw against Benin Republic’s Dadje FC
In an historic occasion for fans of Nigerian football, Federation Cup Champions, El Kanemi Warriors made their return to CAF…
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) announces release of groundbreaking Extended Play (EP) “One Drum”
CAIRO, Egypt, August 16, 2024: The Marley family, Scorpion Kings, Sofiya Nzau, Flavour, and Olodum unite on Groundbreaking EP “One…
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Delay in crude supply to Dangote Refinery poses risk to Nigeria’s economy – EIU Report
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has issued a warning that further delays in crude oil feedstock to the Dangote Petroleum…
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Tinubu, Mbasogo sign agreement on gas pipeline for Gulf of Guinea
President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinean President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday evening in Malabo signed an agreement on…
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Afreximbank signs project preparation facility agreement to support development of Veenocks porcelain tiles plant in Nigeria
CAIRO, Egypt, August 15, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed a project preparation facility agreement with Veenocks Limited…
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United Capital leads issuance of Sierra Leone’s $1.4m corporate bond
By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, Aug. 13, 2024 United Capital Group has successfully led the issuance of Sierra Leone’s first local…
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Why Africa must have 2 permanent UN Security Council seats – President Bio of Sierra Leone (Read full statement here)
President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio has categorically stated that Africa demands two permanent seats in the United…
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Africa deserves permanent Security Council seat – UN chief says, as Sierra Leonean President Bio presides
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 12, 2024 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for urgent reform of the Security…
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Tinubu goes to Equatorial Guinea on official visit
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday, August 14, depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to…
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NCDMB, Petroleum Commission Ghana begin technical cooperation
In furtherance of its long-standing support to African oil and gas producing countries and development of local content in the…
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Peter writes Paul as PSQUARE crack appears imminent again
Popular Nigerian music duo PSQUARE are set to part ways again following recent exchanges between the two artists, Peter and…
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Afreximbank, Uganda Development Bank sign project preparation financing agreement
CAIRO, Egypt, August 12, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) have signed a Joint…
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Sierra Leone President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, presides over unprecedented debate on UN Security Council reform Monday, August 12
President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, will Monday, August 12, 2024, preside over an “Unprecedented debate on United…
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African Development Bank approves $40 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 9, 2024 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a…
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