Mali Arrests Four Barrick Gold Employees Over Tax Dispute
MALI’S junta has arrested four employees of Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold, marking the latest in a series of detentions of foreign…
Year: 2024
Africa’s $300bn Climate Fund: Challenges and Opportunities
THE commitment of $300bn annually to developing nations for climate change initiatives, as agreed upon at the COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan,…
Ethiopia’s First Green Hospital Sets Sustainability Benchmark
ETHIOPIA is set to welcome its first green hospital, the Roha Medical Campus (RMC), a $130 million multi-specialty facility under…
WHO Africa Director-elect Dies While Receiving Treatment
DR Faustine Ndugulile, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director-elect for Africa, has died at the age of 55 while…
Narrow Rape Laws in 25 African Countries Fuel Impunity
A NEW report from international NGO Equality Now reveals that outdated and narrow definitions of rape in 25 African countries are allowing…
Dangote Refinery is Nigeria’s Pride – Ex-NOA boss
FORMER Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk, has described Dangote Oil Refinery as Nigeria’s pride…
Tinubu appoints MKO Abiola’s son, Jamiu SSA on Linguistics, Foreign Matters
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jami’u Abiola as his Senior Special Assistant on Linguistics and Foreign…
Godswill Akpabio Utd FC Unveils 35 Players for NNL Season
THE Godswill Akpabio United Football Club on Wednesday officially unveiled 35 new players to prosecute the 2024/2025 Nigeria National League…
China, Nigeria Trade Value hit N7.4trn as at June– V-P Shettima
VICE-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria-China trade value has hit N7.38 trillion as at June. Shettima said this at the…
Turkey Ready to help With Ceasefire in Gaza – Tayyip Erdogan
PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey was ready to help in any way possible to establish a lasting…