AUSTRALIAN gold miner Resolute Mining announced on Monday it will pay $160 million to Mali’s government to resolve a tax dispute. The agreement follows the detention of Resolute’s CEO, Terence Holohan, and two other employees earlier this month. Resolute confirmed an initial…
REUBEN Brigety, the United States Ambassador to South Africa, has confirmed he will resign from his post, effective January 10, 2025. His resignation comes in line with standard diplomatic procedure following a change in the US presidential administration. This announcement…
FINANCIAL pressures across South Africa and the wider African continent have created a thriving market for counterfeit products, with electrical goods being among the most dangerous fakes circulating. A surge in demand for cheaper items has allowed counterfeiters to infiltrate…
…Surpassing prior year’s performance despite a challenging operating environment AFRICAN Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Group”) (www.Afreximbank.com) has released the consolidated financial statements of the Bank and its subsidiaries, for the nine months ended 30 September 2024 (9M’2024). The Group…
MALI’S civilian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has made an unexpected call for the country’s military leaders to address the ongoing delay in the transition back to civilian rule. In a rare critique of the ruling junta, Maiga urged the…
A tragic plane crash on Sunday in northeastern Slovenia has claimed the lives of three individuals. Naija News gathered that the incident occurred near the village of Gančani in the Prekmurje region under heavy fog. The ill-fated aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk 172M, was…
PRESIDENT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and First Lady Janja da Silva of Brazil on Monday, welcomed President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu to the opening of the G20 2024 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art, Rio…
TURKIYE Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya announced on Monday that authorities have detained 1,644 irregular migrants and 51 human trafficking organisers in nationwide operations. Yerlikaya said on his social media platform X, that among the detained organisers, 11 were foreign nationals,…
THOUSANDS of people in Slovakia took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the largest demonstration taking place in Bratislava. Opposition media reported that between 17,000 and 18,000 people participated…
At least six people have been killed and a “great many” more injured in a Russian attack on the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine, the acting mayor said on Sunday evening. Artem Kobzar shared a video on Telegram…
