Lovemore Kanyama, the former Siavonga district commissioner, has counselled interested parties to abstain from hate speech when voicing their opinions on social media. Kanyama observed in a statement on Saturday, “The abuse of democracy and freedom of speech is worrying and a danger to the development of the...
An incumbent president has lost an election in Africa, a rare ray of hope for Africa’s struggling opposition. In Liberia, West Africa, the country’s president, George...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will succeed President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan as head of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)— the second-largest group of nations after the United...
On November 23, 2023, President William Ruto delivered his first State of the Nation Address. It was an opportunity to demonstrate the progress his government had...
Ecobank has signed a new $200 million risk-sharing deal with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) which will allow the disbursement of cheap loans to countries across...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is “seriously considering” a possible augmentation of Egypt’s $3 billion loan programme. The IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva told journalists on...
In this video, Kenyan President William Ruto says Kenya will make a $300 million payment in December towards the $2 billion Eurobond maturing in June 2024....
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will attend the G20 Compact with Africa conference as he seeks to attract investments in energy and infrastructure and boost trade. Nigeria’s...
During the first half of the year ending June 30, 2023 (H1’23), there was an 88.17% year-on-year increase in capital inflow into Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. Data...
A court of the West African political bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko’s claim that the state had treated him unfairly. The Senegalese government...
Nigerian Afro-Pop superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced plans to donate the sum of N300 million to...
Ten African startups have been selected for the final round of the Latitude59 pitch competition which will see the winner...
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has decried what it describes as a shrinking and deteriorating democratic environment, marked...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has predicted that the country’s economy will grow in leaps and bounds in 2025 due...
During a state visit to Nigeria on Sunday, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra, Modi reached an agreement, on behalf of his...
Russian military advisors are in Equatorial Guinea training indigenous soldiers. Anonymous sources cited by Reuters during the week claim that...
According to official statistics released on Friday, Nigeria’s inflation rate increased for the second consecutive month in October, rising to...
A major step forward in Africa’s response to the continuing epidemic was taken Thursday when the Africa Centres for Disease...
Due to operational difficulties in Sudan and the depreciation of the Nigerian naira, MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecom provider, announced...
Diplomatic sources cited in a local report have claimed that global investors are interested in Nigeria’s mining sector reforms under...