FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has publicly acknowledged France’s failure to intervene and stop the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, admitting that both France and its Western and African allies possessed the capability to prevent the mass slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people,…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he would support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States. Tinubu said the move would give citizens of member states a say…
IN a groundbreaking move, support is surging among African and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal to address the atrocities stemming from the transatlantic trade of enslaved people. This initiative, backed by the United States, aims to…
IN a dramatic turn of events, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the former South African National Assembly speaker, surrendered herself to police near Pretoria on Thursday, as she prepares to face corruption charges that have rocked the nation’s political landscape. Mapisa-Nqakula, who resigned from…
YOUSCRIBE, touted as Africa’s premier digital reading library with over one million subscribers, has unveiled its services in Ghana through a strategic collaboration with mobile payment specialist Digital Virgo and operator MTN. Ghana marks the fourteenth country to embrace YouScribe’s…
IN a significant move to enhance its mining capacity and add value to domestic minerals, Uganda is preparing to commission its first tin refining plant in the southwestern region next month, announced a senior official from the mining ministry. President…
THE Energy Cross River Conference 2024 held in Cross River State, Nigeria, has set the state on a new trajectory towards sustainable energy development. The two-day conference and exhibition featured plenary sessions and panel discussions on redefining the energy architecture…
THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service period of three members who served in Sokoto State for abscondment and misconduct. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, disclosed this while issuing certificates to the 2023…
Abdul Samad Rabiu (ASR) Africa, an affiliate of BUA Group of Companies, turned the sod of a N250 million Administrative Block and Conference Room at Al-Qalam University, Katsina, on Thursday. In 2022, ASR Africa announced the launch of its 2023…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have agreed to join forces against illegal mining, illegal oil bunkering and tax evasion in Enugu State. This collaboration was brokered on Thursday, March…
