Nigeria: Business Mogul Dangote Tops Africa's Richest List

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa. His fortune is estimated at U.S.$14.1 billion. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Secretary Tillerson's Visit Unlikely to Cut Much Ice With African Leaders

The visit to Africa by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his first since taking office 14 months ago, will do little to shore up the Trump administration's relations… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Time for Visionary, Purposeful & Competent Leadership' - Presidential Declaration

Declaration of Intention to Contest the 2019 Presidential Election Read more »

Nigeria: Bobsled Team Makes First Olympic Appearance

Team Nigeria has made history as the first African nation to finish their first run in the women's bobsled at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Read more »

Africa: Statement by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Receipt of the Ibrahim Prize

It is an honor to have been selected for the Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. By choice, I have led a life of service and sacrifice on behalf of the Liberian people, and I… Read more »

Cameroon: Chad Deploys Military to Southern Cameroons as Crisis Persists

According to multiple sources Chadian soldiers, dispatched by Chadian President Idriss Deby at the request of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, have been fighting for several weeks… Read more »

Cameroon: Heavy Fighting Reported in Southern Cameroons

There was heavy military activity in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon on the night of February 3. Read more »

Senegal: Rihanna 'Not Welcome in Senegal' - Religious Groups

Expected in Senegal on Friday, the singer has reportedly been told she is not welcome by 30 religious organizations part of a group called "No to Freemasonry and homosexuality".… Read more »

Africa: Top Trump Administration Diplomat Addresses Africa's Toughest Issues

The current U.S. administration's top diplomat on African affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, recently completed a 10-day trip to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Health Challenge is a Human Rights Issue

Access to health is a human right. The Constitution of the World Health Organization states that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Constitutional Review Goes Up in Smoke – And the People Lose Again

After three years of arduous work collecting, deliberating and collating views across the country for a new constitution, it looks like Sierra Leone may end up not having one… Read more »

Ghana: 'Built With Stolen Funds' – Cracking Down on Corruption

Public confidence in the Ghanaian government's fight against corruption has leaped in the last three years, a new report says. Read more »

Nigeria: Why the Death of a Woman after Giving Birth to Quadruplets Should Change Healthcare

Last month the medical professionals at Malumfashi General Hospital, Katsina State, helped Gaje Zubairu bring the blessing of quadruplets into the world. The initial widespread… Read more »

Africa: Warning Signs Flash As Governance Progress Slows

Forty of Africa's 55 nations have improved their standards of governance in the past decade, while only 12 have seen a decline. But the rate of improvement has slowed in recent… Read more »

Africa: Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs As the Next Generation of Hunger Fighters

Considered the "Nobel Prize of agriculture," the World Food Prize is awarded each year for a specific and exceptionally significant contribution to the production or distribution… Read more »

Africa: Equipping Youth to Renegotiate 'Africa Rising'

Keynote address on the occasion of National Youth Day, Ghana, by H. E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SPSG) for West… Read more »

Africa: African Media Must Shape the Narrative & Tell Africa's Story Responsibly - Ghana President

Remarks by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the 2017 Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Event Read more »

Africa: Act Now to End Pneumonia

The numbers of children who die of pneumonia each year is staggering. In 2015, a child under five died every two minutes – 920,000 in all – and pneumonia is the leading… Read more »

Africa: Commonly Used Drug May Be Key to Stopping Thousands of Mothers Dying

Roughly every six minutes, a woman somewhere in the world bleeds to death in child birth. But a new medical trial shows that there is a way of combating the problem. Read more »

Nigeria: Examining The Untapped Power of Citizens in Governance

The role of active citizens in an effective democracy cannot be overemphasized. Nigeria is believed to have a population of over 180 million of which 120 million are said to be of… Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf's Legacy and the New President's Challenge

In the second round of historical presidential elections, Liberians must ask themselves what they have to gain and what they stand to lose if they do not get this right. Here… Read more »

Ghana: 'Most Business-Friendly' Investment Destination Is Our Goal – Trade & Industry's Kyerematen

Ghana received welcome news last week from the IMF: real GDP growth for the country is projected to reach 5.9 percent in 2017 and 8.9 percent in 2018, following three successive… Read more »

Africa: Where Journalists Are Killed With Impunity

Somalia has the world's worst record for solving the murders of journalists – and holds it for the third year running, says a new report. Read more »

Africa: 'Guptagate' Hits Businesses Across Africa, China, India

The corruption scandal engulfing South Africa's state-owned companies has triggered a ban by one of the world's leading software companies on the payment of commissions on… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Boko Haram Suspects Deserve Fair Trials

As I waited at Nigeria's Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, watching bags of various colors and shapes tumble onto the carousel, I cast a glance around the airport. It always feels… Read more »