IT was January 1998 and Robert Bourgi was waiting to see the Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in an antechamber at…
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A NUMBER of emerging economies across Africa have the potential to become digital asset hubs. Simultaneously, the cost of compliance…
“SCRAMBLE for Africa” historically refers to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when European powers colonised and divided the…
THE United States called Thursday for two permanent seats on the UN Security Council to be reserved for African nations,…
CHINESE leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising…
NONE of the African countries affected by the outbreak of a new variant of mpox have received any of the…
CHINA will urge a summit of 50 African nations in Beijing this week to take more of its goods, before…
UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a…
TENS of millions of people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought, a regional bloc…
THE United Nations chief has called for the UN Security Council (UNSC) to reform its outdated structure and assign Africa…
GLOBALLY, freedom of expression is enshrined in international agreements, like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “everyone…
THE West African Defence chiefs have called for the enthronement of civilian rule among member states, insisting it is the…
THE “Giant of Africa” Nigeria, ranked 9th among top African investment destinations, with Seychelles and Mauritius topping the list. According…
TWO years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox — previously known as monkeypox…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. This was disclosed in a…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has warned against describing the unconstitutional change of government in West Africa…
THE World Bank will allocate $5 billion to deliver “reliable, affordable, renewable electricity” to 100 million Africans by the end…
SACKED Twitter staffers in Africa are threatening to sue the company for failing to pay out the redundancy money they…
INDIVIDUAL clout and national pride are set to be tested to the limit from September 12th to 17th as Africa’s…
NIGERIAN Photographer Sani Maikatanga’s photo has won the first prize in the International Wiki Loves Africa 2023 Competition for his…