NIGERIA has ambitious plans to develop a £14bn mega-city near its capital, Abuja, with hopes of transforming it into an eco-friendly urban oasis that rivals global hubs like Dubai and Singapore. Named Centenary City, the project is being managed by…
AUSTRALIAN gold mining company Resolute Mining Ltd. has confirmed the detention of its Chief Executive Officer, Terry Holohan, in Mali, West Africa, by the nation’s military-led government. Holohan and two other company executives were reportedly detained following discussions with local…
Kenya Communications Authority (CA) has directed telecom operators to temporarily block Telegram in an effort to counter exam cheating. The restriction, targeting the popular messaging platform’s accessibility during national examination hours, aims to prevent students from circulating answers and other…
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has acknowledged a significant electoral loss after his coalition, L’Alliance Lepep, suffered a defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Jugnauth, who sought re-election for a second five-year term, admitted that ‘the population has decided to choose…
IN a candid message following Donald Trump’s recent election win, Kenyan politician Raila Odinga emphasised that Africa has alternative alliances if Trump is uninterested in collaboration with the continent. Odinga, 79, who is among the contenders for the African Union (AU) Commission chair role…
FORMER president Macky Sall has confirmed his candidacy for the Senegalese National Assembly in the upcoming parliamentary elections on November 17. Leading the opposition coalition Takku Wallu Senegal, which includes key allies like former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS),…
THE United States is grappling with a diminished influence in Africa, a region now increasingly aligning with China and Russia, amid a pressing need for strategic focus on issues ranging from expanding jihadist threats to mineral resources. As US President-elect…
PRESENTLY, it isn’t well with Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the outgoing governor of the state. It is same with his die-hard followers, the ‘Torgbas’ (a.k.a. 4 + 4 = Ogbane!) mob. Somewhat, it comes to a bad news for…
TURKIYE on Monday denied reports claiming that it is allowing crude oil shipments to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline The BTC pipeline, which originates in Azerbaijan and passes through Georgia before reaching Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, exports oil from Azerbaijan’s…
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish a new aid agency to advance the country’s global humanitarian outreach, local media reported on Monday. The UAE Aid Agency will implement foreign aid programs designed to address urgent global needs, including disaster…
