THE Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a capital increase of 117 billion dollars to further support Nigeria and other countries on the continent. The AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the…
IN a landmark agreement unveiled at the African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2024, American Express and Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African financial services organisation, have announced a strategic partnership to expand American Express Card acceptance across 21 African countries.…
IN a defiant stance on Wednesday, Sudan’s army dismissed a call to return to peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a conversation between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The ongoing conflict, which…
A passenger bus veered off a mountainous road in South-Western Pakistan and plunged into a ravine after extreme heat caused tyres to burst, killing at least 27 people, including women and children. Officials said on Wednesday. The accident occurred early…
Venezuela on Wednesday says it is disinvited the EU observer mission from its presidential election in July, calling for sanctions to be lifted. Elvis Amoroso, the head of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) demanded that the EU proceed to the…
BRITAIN’s first-ever black female Member of Parliament (MP), Diane Abbott, has said she has been banned from standing as a Labour candidate in the general election. On Wednesday, she told the BBC: “Although the whip has been restored, I am…
THE Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has denied its involvement in a bombing on a camp in the Al-Mawasi area near Rafah city that killed at least 21 and injured dozens. In a statement, the IDF said that “contrary to the…
THE Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, reiterated the country’s commitment to strengthening its bilateral relations with Nigeria to ensure a better shared future between the two countries. Freeman, who is also Israel’s Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, disclosed this in…
AS South Africans go to the polls on May 29 to vote in national and provincial elections, the African National Congress (ANC), which has dominated politics for the last three decades and has become almost synonymous with the state, is…
SOUTH Africa’s Julius Malema, who quit the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to form the radical leftist party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), could potentially become a kingmaker or even deputy president if the ANC loses its majority in Wednesday’s…
