Nigeria has renewed its call for continental cooperation to end Africa’s dependence on costly fuel imports, which drain more than $120bn annually. Speaking at the Africa Oil Week 2025 Ministerial and CEO Leadership Forum in Accra, Minister of State for…
Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $6.2bn in the first eight months of 2025, driven by strong export earnings and steady macroeconomic management, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced. Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama disclosed the figures during a monetary…
Simone Gbagbo, once known mainly as the fiery partner of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, is now carving her own path to power. At 75, the former first lady has been cleared by the Constitutional Council to contest Côte d’Ivoire’s…
South Africa has been thrown into fresh political drama as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s judicial commission kicked off public hearings into claims that top politicians are in bed with criminal gangs. The scandal, already shaking the country’s battered justice system, is…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance has finally suspended the controversial 4% levy on all imported goods, following weeks of heated pushback from traders, importers, and business leaders. The levy—known as the 4% Free on Board (FOB) charge—was introduced by the Nigeria…
After more than a decade of unanswered questions, a Nairobi High Court judge has issued an arrest warrant for a British citizen linked to the 2012 killing of Kenyan mother Agnes Wanjiru, whose body was discovered in a septic tank.…
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has done it again—this time cooking her way into the Guinness World Records with the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, weighing a mind-blowing 8,780 kg. The feat happened on September 12 in Lagos and was…
African skies are no longer just for the wealthy few flying private jets – they’ve become a lifeline for economic and social development. That was the message from Dawit Lemma, Chair of the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) and CEO…
Ghana is standing firm after receiving 14 migrants deported by the United States, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups and lawyers who say the transfers breach international law. The decision puts Ghana among a small…
The 80th UN General Assembly has opened in New York under heavy strain, but all eyes will shift to High-Level Week on September 22, when presidents and prime ministers take the stage. For Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara, this marks a…
