SIERRA Leone has recalled its ambassador to Guinea after an embassy vehicle was found carrying seven suitcases filled with suspected cocaine. The incident, which occurred on Monday, prompted an investigation by authorities in both countries, and Sierra Leone’s government is…
IN a significant move to enhance trade and investment between the United States and Africa, Prosper Africa and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic collaboration focuses on expanding trade opportunities and mobilising investment across critical…
THE recently concluded Summit on the Post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Kampala marked a watershed moment for Africa’s agricultural future. With the adoption of the Kampala Declaration, African leaders have once again underscored their commitment to accelerating agricultural growth…
NIGERIA has been ranked third among 10 countries with high non-compliance students who do not report to Canadian colleges and universities after being given study permit or comply with their study permit. Canada reported that nearly 50,000 international students who…
A Pakistani court handed down a significant sentence to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on Friday, convicting them of corruption and sentencing them to 14 and 7 years in prison, respectively, AP reports. This development deals another blow…
THE Indonesian government has launched an ambitious free meal programme to combat malnutrition and promote healthy eating among students in underserved communities in the country. The “Free Nutritious Meal Programme’, a centerpiece of President Prabowo Subianto election campaign that…
FIVE students at the University of Leicester in the UK have begun a hunger strike in protest at what they call the insitution’s “complicity in genocide”. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Leicester Action for Palestine, a coalition made up…
On Saturday, Gaza ceasefire talks were down to the wire, and President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy wanted to hash out the deal once and for all with Benjamin Netanyahu, but the Israeli leader’s office said he could not be roused during Shabbat. Steve…
INDIAN national Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023. The attack aimed to overthrow the democratically elected American government in…
COTE d’Ivoire’s oil and gas production is set for a major boost, with output expected to rise to between 75,000 and 85,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the successful launch of phase 2 at the Baleine field, the government announced…
