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Behind the News19 mins ago

Behind the News: All the backstories to our major news this week

Over the past week, there were lots of important stories from around the African continent, and we served you some...

Politics5 hours ago

‘Big Brother’ Uganda to mediate between Somalia and Somaliland

Uganda has revealed plans to play mediating role between its neighbour, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somaliland following the...

VenturesNow6 hours ago

Nigeria’s intra-Africa trade increased by 40.8% to N1.84 trillion

Nigeria’s trade with the rest of Africa increased from N1.306 trillion in 2022 to N1.839 trillion in the first half...

Metro6 hours ago

Nigerian labour union mobilises state chapters for ‘total strike’ that will shut down nation

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has mobilised all state chapters and affiliate unions of the...

VenturesNow17 hours ago

Somalia to secure debt relief by December— IMF

Multilateral lender, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that Somalia is on the verge of securing full debt relief from...

Sports1 day ago

Nigerian couple makes history with Paralympic qualifications

Nigerian para-table tennis players, Kayode Alabi and Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi, have made history by becoming the first African couple to qualify...

Video1 day ago

Video: UN environment chief, Munang wants climate capacity investment for African youths

In the video, the Deputy Regional Director of the African office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Richard Munang,...

Metro1 day ago

Sudan War: Gen. Al-Burhan says he’s ready for peace talks

Sudan’s Army Chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan says he is now open for peace talks that could bring the war...

Tech1 day ago

African Development Bank partners Google to transform Africa’s digital space

The African Development Bank (ADB) has teamed up with Google with the aim of advancing digital transformation in Africa. The...

Culture1 day ago

US rappers, Meek Mill, Lil Durk pay tribute to late Nigerian Afropop star, MohBad

American rappers, Meek Mill and Lil Durk have joined the hordes of celebrities worldwide who have paid tributes to late...