A HIGH-LEVEL delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) will visit Japan from June 17-21 to promote investment opportunities in key African sectors and strengthen partnerships with the Japanese government and corporations. The delegation is led by three vice presidents:…
FOR the first time, traces of highly potent synthetic opioids known as nitazenes have been detected in drug samples consumed by people in Africa, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC).…
A KENYAN magistrate who was shot by a police officer during a court session has succumbed to her injuries, Chief Justice Martha Koome announced on Saturday. Monica Kivuti, serving at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi, was shot on Thursday after she…
IN today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the convergence of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and cybersecurity has undeniably transformed the way organisations operate and deliver services. Local governments, as the bedrock of public administration and service delivery, are not exempt from this…
RWANDA’S President Paul Kagame has dissolved the country’s parliament, setting the stage for presidential and parliamentary elections next month. The dissolution occurred on Friday, coinciding with the swearing-in of new ministers for finance, foreign affairs, gender, and infrastructure following a…
NIGER has ceased oil exports to China through its pipeline to Benin’s coast, announced Oil Minister Mahamane Moustapha Barke Bako on Thursday, escalating an ongoing standoff between the West African neighbours. At the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger, Minister Barke…
KANO, Northern Nigeria’s largest city, has sparked widespread outrage after police banned its renowned Durbar festival due to an ongoing dispute between two traditional royals. On Thursday, police in Kano announced the suspension of the colourful annual horse procession led…
THE African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute (apo-opa.co/4cjzZUN), effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national, has nearly 20 years of experience in macro and development economics,…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. Ramaphosa, the leader of the…
Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would need to withdraw troops from territories Russia claims to have annexed before a ceasefire could begin – a proposal Ukraine’s president called a Hitler-like “ultimatum”. Volodymyr Zelensky has long said Ukraine will not negotiate…
