ZAMBIA has reduced its power supply to just 12 hours per day, citing low dam water levels as the primary reason. This additional four-hour cut leaves consumers with staggered six-hour periods of electricity each day. Energy Minister Peter Kapala announced…
THE city of Nairobi is bustling as it plays host to the prestigious Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event marks the 59th Annual Assembly of the AfDB…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB), says its 209.17 Euro Kenol—Sagana—Marua Highway Project in Kenya will be completed in December. Mr Richard Malinga, AfDB’s Transport Engineer and Desk Manager of the project said this when he briefed newsmen in Nairobi on…
TEN members of a single family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday. Rescue teams are searching for the remaining victims after four…
THE US has said it is reviewing its bilateral cooperation with Georgia over its controversial “foreign agent” law that triggered weeks of mass protests in the capital Tbilisi. In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was…
An NGO called THE Media Coalition and Awareness to Halt Trafficking (MeCAHT), working with the Danish Embassy in Nigeria, held a documentary film premiere in Abuja on Saturday in an effort to raise awareness about human trafficking. Trojan News reports…
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has released a strategic framework for the prevention and control of Mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the organisation on Friday. According to the statement, Mpox has continued to affect people around…
THE African Development Bank, AfDB has announced an investment of $1.44 billion to facilitate the development of energy, power, transport, water, and sanitation infrastructure in Nigeria. The financial institution’s President, Akinwunmi Adeshina, disclosed this in a recent statement at the…
SAUDI Arabia was on Friday appointed as the country to host the 11th water forum in 2027. The country was formally appointed during the closing ceremony of the 10th word water forum on Indonesia’s Bali. Under Indonesia’s chairmanship, the 10th World Water…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) is spearheading one of the world’s most ambitious energy projects: the Desert to Power initiative, which aims to bring energy to some of the most underdeveloped regions of the African continent. This transformative effort…
