The U.S. has renewed a “permanent diplomatic presence” in Somalia, the State Department said, 28 years after the U.S. embassy was closed as a civil war...
The ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) has elected Filomena Martins of Cabo Verde as president replacing Sen. Stella Oduah of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised the alarm over what it termed “fastest rising incidences of obesity in African”, noting that an estimated 672...
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has invited private sector investors to invest in transboundary projects throughout Africa, The appeal was made by Mr....
The year 2018 is a landmark chapter in Africa’s regional integration efforts. The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Single African Air...
Buhari and other leaders of Lake Chad Basin Commission President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after the meeting of Heads of State and Governments of...
The organisers of the Africa 2018 Forum have announced that nine heads of state have confirmed their participation as well as some of Africa’s leading industrialists....
Tijani Bande (R) takes over from Togo Ambassador (Photo: NAN) Nigeria has replaced the Republic of Togo as chairman of the 15-nation sub-regional group, Economic...
Dame Graça Machel, one of Africa’s foremost advocates for the rights of women and children, has called on African women and policy makers to challenge gender...
Mr. Albert Muchanga, the Trade Commissioner of African Union (AU) has said the continent was set to initiate integrated market starting from January. No fewer than...
President of Angola, Joao Lourenco has said that his country will deepen bilateral and multilateral relations with Nigeria and Africa. Dr Eustaquilo Quibato, the Ambassador of...
Once again, the Africa Shared Value Summit is set to bring together some of Africa’s brightest leaders to discuss how business can tackle social issues through...
The curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace, on Friday, with transactions worth billions of dollars sealed. The Africa Investment Forum ended on a high...
Egyptian investments in Africa recorded $10.2 billion, and African Investments in Egypt hit around $2.8 billion, according to Minister of Investment Sahar Nasr. Nasr noted that...
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) has unveiled the 2017 infrastructure development in Africa which it said rose by 22 per cent. It published the outlook...
Railway line October 24, 2006 – Wikimedia Commons CAIRO – 5 November 2018: Egypt seeks to establish a longitudinal railway axis to link Egypt and...
Sahle-Work Zewde (L) walks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (2ndR) after being elected as Ethiopia’s first female President at the Parliament in Addis Ababa on October...
ECOWAS Building. (GuardianNG) Mr Mustapha El Khalfi, the Spokesman for the Moroccan government and Parliament, says the country’s interest in joining ECOWAS stems from its...
Africa owes multilateral lenders 35 per cent of debt Multilateral lenders account for 35 per cent of Africa’s total external debt, and 32 per cent...
The African Development Bank has approved its Country Strategy Paper for Malawi for 2018-2022 to boost economic diversification, reduce dependency on rain-fed agriculture and build resilience...