NIGER and Turkey have agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy, mining, intelligence, and defence. This development comes after Niger recently asked Western military personnel to leave and terminated mining contracts with several Western countries. The announcement was made during a visit by Turkish Foreign…
KENYAN police on Thursday banned anti-government protests in the central business district and its environs in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, citing safety concerns. According to the police, more than 50 people have been killed, dozens of others injured and…
THE Burundian Government and the United Nations system in Burundi on Thursday launched a four-year programme to fight HIV The joint programme is worth about 40 billion Burundi francs (about 14 million U.S. dollars), said Public Health and AIDS Control…
PRESIDENT Biden has tested positive for Covid, according to the White House. Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said that Biden would be “returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his…
IN a significant move, a Zimbabwean court has denied bail to opposition leader Jameson Timba and more than 70 others who were arrested last month for holding an unlawful gathering. This comes amid escalating tensions following the disputed August 2023…
COTE d’Ivoire has firmly rejected allegations made by Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, of attempting to destabilise its neighbour. These accusations emerged amidst heightened diplomatic tensions in West Africa, where military leaders from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger…
IN a sweeping global operation, Interpol has dismantled major West African organised crime syndicates, arresting 300 suspects and seizing $3 million. The operation, named Jackal III, ran from April 10 to July 3 across 21 countries, targeting cyber fraud and…
LAWYERS in Guinea launched a two-week strike on Tuesday to protest what they described as the ‘arbitrary arrests’ of citizens under the junta-led government. The strike, announced by the bar association’s spokesperson Gabriel Kamano, aims to highlight the wrongful detentions…
THE past month has seen protests erupt across Kenya. Initially focused on the rejection of the country’s 2024 Finance Bill attention has since shifted to Ruto’s removal, police brutality, corruption, and politicians’ broken promises and lifestyles. Protests are not new to Kenya.…
SWEDFUND, Sweden’s development finance institution, has invested $30 million in Access Bank Nigeria Plc to aid underserved micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This funding aims to provide long-term capital and capacity building to unbanked and under-banked businesses, supporting sustainable…
