IGAD Opens Regional Dialogue to Drive Agri-Food Transformation
ADDIS ABABA – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today opened a two-day Regional Dialogue in Addis Ababa to assess the continent’s…
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IFC Invests $25 Million in Jumia to Expand Digital Commerce Across Africa
LAGOS – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, is investing $25 million in equity in…
Tensions Mount in Nigeria’s Osun State as Opposition Calls for ICC Probe Over Election Violence
OSOGBO – Nigeria’s Osun State governorship election has ended in controversy, with opposition figure Isaac Fayose calling for an International Criminal Court…
African Nations Brace for ‘Super’ El Niño
ADDIS ABABA – Africa is bracing for what experts warn could be the strongest El Niño in almost eight decades, a “super”…
N267bn Education Funds Lying Idle as Nigeria’s Out-of-School Crisis Deepens
ASABA – Over N332 billion (approximately $430 million) in Nigerian basic education funds remain unutilised in state accounts, the Universal Basic Education…
Ghanaian Actor LilWin Offers to Buy Explicit Leaks to Protect Movie Projects
ACCRA – Ghanaian actor and musician Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as LilWin, has sparked controversy with an unusual offer: he says he…
Super Falcons’ World Cup Dream Crushed as South Africa Claim Dramatic Playoff Victory
CASABLANCA – In a seismic shock for African women’s football, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have failed to qualify for the Women’s World Cup…
Zambia Votes Today in High-Stakes Election
LUSAKA — Over eight million Zambians head to the polls today in a fiercely contested election that will determine whether President Hakainde…
Red Cross Rushes Aid as Severe Winds Devastate Free State Homes
KOPPIES, FREE STATE – The South African Red Cross Society is conducting urgent damage assessments in the farming town of Koppies after…
SILENT KILLER: HOW UNDIAGNOSED HEPATITIS B IS FUELING AFRICA’S LIVER CANCER CRISIS
Across Africa, a silent epidemic is claiming lives with devastating efficiency. Hepatitis B, a virus that can quietly damage the liver for…
