UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is becoming increasingly troubled by ongoing violence in Niger’s border areas with Mali and Burkina Faso, which has forced 52,000 Nigeriens...
Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says South African business people should consider the continent as an extremely important market, especially for trade in...
By Dipo Olowookere Former President of The Gambia, Mr Yahya Jammeh, will not be allowed to enter the United States of America (USA), the Department of...
By Dipo Olowookere President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwumi Adesina, has saluted Egypt’s strong macroeconomic performance, its improved ranking in the ‘Doing Business...
New research from global law firm Baker McKenzie with data provider, IJGlobal, shows that development finance lending from state-backed institutions is the most important component of...
By Dipo Olowookere South Africa has exited recession three months after it slipped into an economic crisis, the country’s stats office has disclosed. A release by...
Cassava Smartech and Comviva have bagged two major awards – Global Telecoms Awards (GLOTEL) in the “Mobile Money Mastery” category and the AfricaCom awards in the...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Qatar’s Minister of Energy, Mr Saad al-Kaabi, on Monday said his country will withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Former President of the United States of America (USA), Mr George Bush, has died less than eight months after that of his wife...
By Kester Kenn Klomegah Acknowledging undoubtedly that Africa has become a new world center for global development, Russian legislators at the State Duma (the lower chamber)...