The African Development Bank (AfDB) says its $25 billion objective for food security in Africa is “well on track”. AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina stated this on...
Amid its recent economic challenges, Nigeria has received approval from multilateral lender, World Bank for a fresh $700m loan to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment....
Nigeria’s Ministry of Solid Minerals Development on Thursday revealed that the South Korean government had indicated interest in lithium deposits from Nigeria. The Nigerian government engaged...
Following a meeting between King Mohammed VI with government and army officials on Wednesday, Morocco has announced plans to spend at least 120 billion dirhams ($11.7...
Nigeria’s state revenue collector, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio moved from 6.0% to 10.86% in 2022, as a...
South Africa’s headline inflation rose to 4.8% year-on-year in August from 4.7% in July but within the central bank’s goal range. The South African Reserve Bank...
Multilateral body, World Bank has warned that the recent coup d’état in the Niger Republic may complicate issues around Nigeria and other West African nations’ food...
Four months after its launch in a widely attended ceremony, Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery, which is the world’s largest single-train refinery, is set to commence operations in...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have concluded plans to host the annual meetings of the two multilateral bodies in October in Marrakech,...
Kenya’s energy regulator says it has extended an oil supply deal with three Gulf-based companies designed to manage demand for dollars. The agreement, which replaced an...
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the federal government is targeting10,000 megawatts through its Sustainable Power and Irrigation Project...
Nigeria’s consumer inflation reached a 28-year high of 33.69% in April, up from 33.20% in March, according to statistics agency...
Botswanan sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo, has hit back at Kenyan 100m champion, Ferdinand Omanyala, over claims that he is the...
Latin America’s biggest payment processor, PayRetailers, has announced its expansion into Africa with coverage across four countries, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda,...
Legendary American singer and songwriter, Stevie Wonder, is now officially a Ghanaian citizen after he took an oath of allegiance...
One of Zambian opposition parties, the New Heritage Party (NHP), has accused the government of dictatorship after the police insisted...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has unveiled 21 major policy initiatives of his administration after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting...
To facilitate the delivery of an additional 90,000 kilometres of fiber optic cable for universal internet access throughout Nigeria, the...
According to the president’s office, Uganda is in negotiations with Sinohydro Corporation Limited of China to build a $180 million...
Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development announced on Tuesday that it was collaborating with the International Atomic Energy Agency...