Africa

COP28: Coalition demands end to fossil fuels expansion in Africa A coalition of civil society groups has demanded an end to fossil fuel explorations and extractive crimes in Africa with enforced regulations which uphold accountability…

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will begin a visit to Africa as the country seeks to pitch itself as a better partner than China, which has invested heavily in the continent over several decades. Senior U.S. officials said Harris would…

A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government sought to conceal huge debts, triggering financial havoc. The…

The Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) Development System in China, Mr Siddharth Chatterjee, has called for adequate investment in infrastructure to boost market growth in Africa. Chatterjee said this in his address at the reception…

By Derrick Bangura - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has estimated that about 250 million men, women and children across the continent go on empty stomach from dusk to dawn. Adesina stated…

By Matthew Eloyi African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) has revealed that the establishment of Dangote Oil Refinery will bring about a 36 percent reduction in the importation of petroleum products into the continent. The…

With the advance in digital technology and the progress attained by innovators in the continent, the dream of Africa’s founding fathers of building a continental economic powerhouse and the prosperous continent is now attainable, according…

West Africa’s main regional bloc says it is concerned Mali’s transitional government has not made sufficient progress towards organizing elections early next year, as agreed after a military coup last year. In a statement, the 15-nation…

The Federal Government says over 20 per cent of funds illegally taken from Africa come from Nigeria. The Spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, Azuka Ogugua, stated this on Monday in…