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Why IMF approved $114.8m emergency funding for South Sudan

Thursday, March 02, 2023

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Kenyan state house mandates fasting for staff

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Delegates at In the 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Forum (ARFSD-9) held in Niamey, Niger. Courtesy

Global action needed for equitable resource distribution in Africa

Thursday, March 02, 2023

President-Elect Bola Tinubu addresses gathered supporters and the country after receiving his certificate at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Election officials declared Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election Wednesday, keeping the ruling party in power in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Who is Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect?

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Amina Mohammed.

African-led solutions key to achieving SDGs, says UN’s Amina Mohammed

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Reporters during a press conference as President Kagame addresses them at Village Urugwiro on March 1. Courtesy

Kagame calls for ‘proper strategy’ to cushion Africa from Ukraine war shocks

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Trademark Africa CEO David Beer (right) signs an MoU with Tony Blair Institute Africa Managing Director Rishon Chimboza (centre) and Trade Catalyst Africa Chairman Patrick Obath (left) in Nairobi Kenya on February 27, 2023. Photo by NMG

Trademark, Tony Blair Institute join hands to boost intra-Africa trade

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Bola Tinubu gestures toward the crowd during a campaign rally in Lagos. He has been declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential elections. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images

Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president, replacing Buhari

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Francis Sempore, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency interacts with delegates after a meeting

How Africa can increase energy production capacity

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Delegates follow a presentation at the 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development on Tuesday, February 28. Courtesy

Experts call for concerted re-focus on SDGs in Africa

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu.

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu takes poll lead as rivals claim fraud

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Africans lose least in $5.9bn global crypto scams

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Nigeria gets early results from tight election race

Monday, February 27, 2023

Delegates at the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey in Niger. Courtesy

African countries urged to prioritize green mineral value chains

Monday, February 27, 2023

Nigeria tallies votes for new president on Sunday.

Nigeria tallies votes for new president

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Smartphones. Net photo

Smartphone shipment to Africa drops to seven-year low

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi (L, Rear) and Namibian President Hage Geingob (R, Rear) attend a launch of the usage of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel at Mamuno Border Post, Botswana, on Feb. 24, 2023. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi and Namibian President Hage Geingob on Friday launched the usage of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between the two countries. Photo by Phenyo Moalosi/Xinhua

Botswana, Namibia launch usage of national identity cards for cross-border travel

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Chichi Ojei. Net photo

Princess Chichi Ojei, the sole female candidate determined to redefine Nigerian politics

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Due to the election in Nigeria the government shuts all land borders, restricts car movement. Internet

Nigeria election: Govt shuts all land borders, restricts car movement

Friday, February 24, 2023

The bodies were initially buried on the outskirts of Ouagadougou and exhumed in 2015 for a legal procedure. Photo: Olympia de Maismont

Burkina Faso ex-leader Sankara buried at site of his murder

Friday, February 24, 2023