THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have renewed their strategic partnership, extending their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another five years. The agreement, which highlights a shared commitment to advancing quality infrastructure across…
GHANA is set to tap into the global cannabis market, with the potential to earn $1bn annually from the industry, according to Mark Darko, CEO of the Chamber of Cannabis Industry. The country recently passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill,…
PRESIDENT Azali Assoumani of Comoros has openly declared his intention to hand over power to his son, Nour El Fath, in 2029. The announcement marks the first public confirmation of critics’ long-standing accusations that Assoumani has been grooming El Fath…
KENYA’S active mobile phone subscriptions grew by 1.6 percent to hit 70 million as of September 2024, up from 68.9 million in June 2024. This milestone was revealed in the latest quarterly report from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), which highlighted significant growth…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a contentious bill enabling land expropriation without compensation under specific conditions. The move, reported by the BBC, has sparked fierce debate within the country, with opposition parties and some government coalition members voicing strong…
YAHYA Jammeh, The Gambia’s former dictator, has announced plans to reclaim control of his political party and declared he is ‘coming back’ to his home country. In an audio message obtained by AFP on Thursday, Jammeh expressed his intention to return despite…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N32.7 billion for the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). Prof. Nentawe Yilwata, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said this during the launching of the State…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after his engagements at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known…
COBCO, a leading provider of battery materials solutions for Europe and North America, is proud to announce the commissioning of its first batch of NMC PCAM production lines at Jorf Lasfar, Morocco. This milestone represents an important step in COBCO’s…
THE United States will no longer be part of the World Health Organisation following its withdrawal from the UN body set to take place in January 2026. The United Nations also confirmed that the UN body has received an…
