By LUKE ANAMI* Tanzania is among six African countries on high alert following an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea on February 14 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a week earlier. The confirmed […]
“He sleeps in the living room and never cared about me.” A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Nigeria has dissolved a six-year-old marriage of a civil servant, Adedoyin Ayilola, on the ground of abandonment by […]
WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. As Ebola immunization scales up in Guinea, the […]
This African country has witnessed a series of attacks by gunmen in recent months. At least 300 students were abducted by gunmen who stormed an all-girls school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara on early […]
By Paul Ejime* At least seven Niger Electoral officials were killed in a roadside bomb attack by anti-government militia groups as the country’s 7.4 million registered voters cast their ballots in the presidential run-off vote […]
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) is deeply concerned about the lack of vaccines available for African countries. Nobody will be protected against COVID-19, until everybody is. There will be no economic or social recovery, unless […]
Niger’s 7.4 million registered voters return to the polls in a Presidential run-off on Sunday to elect a president between the two frontrunners from the December 27 inconclusive elections. Former foreign minister Mohamed Bazoum, 61, […]
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2021-World Bank Group President David Malpass today announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing Director and Executive Vice President to head the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of the World […]
By Clyde Hughes* Feb. 15 (UPI) — U.S.-trained Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected Monday to become the first African and first woman chosen to lead the World Trade Organization. The WTO will hold a […]
Initiative showcased key investment, trade and insurance pillars designed to improve trade between Arab and African countries, targeted at key sectors including agro-food, health, and pharmaceuticals amongst others Jeddah, 03 February 2021. – Under the […]