News from across Africa covering business, markets, policy and development in North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
In the middle of December, the protracted political tussle between incumbent Governor of oil-producing Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and now Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom …
Former minister Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has connected Africa’s lack of progress to the deficiency of good governance and competent political leadership. Addressing the attendees at the inaugural session of the …
South Africa’s ruling party looks set to lose its outright majority in national elections for the first time since 1994, while support for the populist Economic Freedom Fighters may rise, …
Opening the event, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled a “non-predatory” plan that her far-right government hopes will foster a new relationship between Europe and Africa. Her approach, which includes energy …
Swire Renewable Energy A/S, a renewable energy maintenance and services company owned by the Swire Group, has acquired South African renewable energy service provider – Obelisk Energy Services Ltd (South …
A Nigerian solar plant and an Azerbaijan wind farm were among the 55 projects that received financing worth $1.7 billion from the OPEC Fund for International Development in 2023. Almost …
The World Health Organization (WHO) announces the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). C-TAP was launched in May 2020 by WHO, …
The Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, is actively exploring the latest security technologies at the ongoing Saudi Defence Exhibition. The event which …
Governments have been urged to pay more attention to addressing the regulatory and legal issues in the real estate sector to promote economic growth and development. Besides, the government was …
Cameroon has launched the RTS, S malaria vaccine into its routine national immunization services. The introduction comes as efforts gather pace to scale up vaccination against the disease in high-risk …
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