Africa: Lookman Emerges Africa's Best Player for 2024

Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman has been crowned African Player of the Year 2024. Read more »

Africa: West Africa Must Emulate Ghana's Peaceful Elections - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana's recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Leads West Africa in Diaspora Remittances, Says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has applauded what he described as the invaluable contributions of Nigerian immigrants to the global economy, saying Nigeria accounts for the highest… Read more »

Africa: AU, Federal Govt Collaborate to Boost Pastoral Markets

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the federal government have joined forces to advance pastoral markets with focus on sustainable… Read more »

Africa: Akpabio Urges China to Boost Aid to Africa, Strengthen Ties With Nigeria

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on the Chinese government to increase aid flows to Africa, particularly Nigeria, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and… Read more »

Africa: AU Confers 'Ambassador for Global Peace Award' On Nigerian Artist, Jay Moni

Following the intervention and impact on humanity, the African Union Commission, AUC, has deemed it fit to honour Nigeria rising street music artist, Christopher Ogar (aka Jay… Read more »

Africa: 24 Million Adults Living With Diabetes in Africa - WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 24 million adults in Nigeria and other African countries are currently living with diabetes, and half of the cases are… Read more »

Africa: Trump Shocks Critics, Returns to White House

Donald John Trump is returning to the White House after a historic victory in the keenly contested US Presidential election on Tuesday, November 5. Read more »

Africa: Trump Vows to Lead 'Golden Age of America'

US President-elect Donald Trump vowed to lead the "golden age of America" after he emerged victorious in the contested election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's… Read more »

Africa: 7 Days to Go - Harris, Trump Intensify Campaigns

Seven days before the election, Trump heads to Georgia, while Harris will try to energise voters in Michigan that include an Arab American and Muslim population concerned about… Read more »

Africa: Slave Trade - Commonwealth Heads Agree On Reparations Dialogue

Commonwealth leaders have agreed that the time has come for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK's desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a… Read more »

Africa: 33 Out of 54 African Countries Not Making Progress - Report

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the latest iteration of the biennial dataset assessing governance performance and… Read more »

Africa: ASR Africa Confers Awards On Mentees

ASR Africa has conferred the "Abdul Samad Rabiu Achievers Awards" on 40 mentees from its mentorship programme in Al-Qalam University, Katsina State. Read more »

Africa: From Africa to the World - Broadening Fashion Horizons At the Brics+ Fashion Summit

The BRICS+ Fashion Summit will begin in Moscow on October 3, and it's about to become the main fashion industry event in developing regions, including the African continent. This… Read more »

Africa: Obi Blames Insecurity in Africa On Poverty, Corruption

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said the security challenges facing Africa are closely tied to poverty, with more than 50 per… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria, Libya in Talks Over 5,600km Regional Gas Pipeline Project

Nigeria government has commenced discussion with the north African country, Libya, for a gas pipeline construction project between both countries. Read more »

Africa: Idris Represents Nigeria At Second Indonesia-Africa Forum

The minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the head of Nigeria's delegation to the Second Indonesia-Africa… Read more »

Africa: Expo - NTT Global Reiterates Support for Indonesia-Africa Business Council

Nigeria's leading Halal tourism and trade partner, NTT Global Destinations, recently showed its support for the Indonesia-Africa Business Council at the Indonesia Expo, which was… Read more »

Africa: Ukrainian Conflict Negatively Impacting Africans - Reports

The ongoing Ukrainian conflict is negatively impacting Africans by reducing the aid allocated to African states under various programmes. Read more »

Africa: Mpox - EU Donates 215,000 Vaccine Doses to Africa Amid Public Health Crisis

The European Union (EU), through its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), has announced the donation of 215,000 vaccine doses to combat the ongoing Mpox… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria to Host 68th UN Tourism Commission for Africa Meeting

Nigeria has secured the hosting right for the 68th meeting of the UN Tourism Commission for Africa (CAF) in 2025. Read more »

Africa: AU Ambassador Seeks Support for Peace, Security

Newly appointed African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace for West Africa, Ms Simone Diouf, has called for unwavering support and the integration of young individuals into the peace… Read more »

Africa: AU Sells Nigeria School Feeding Programme to Other African Countries

African Union (AU) has called on African leaders to emulate Nigeria in transitioning its school feeding programme from federal government-led to state government's ownership. Read more »

Africa: CAF Announces New Dates for 2025 Afcon in Morocco

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from December 21 2025 to January 18 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. Read more »

Africa: What Africa Needs to Overcome Global Economic Challenges - Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on Monday, said that for Africa to overcome global economic challenges, the continent needed to… Read more »