Publisher and editor, Realnews Magazine, Maureen Chigbo, has called for urgent reforms to halt Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa. Speaking at the 13th Anniversary Lecture of the magazine recently in Lagos, Chigbo said the choice of IFF as a theme was to identify one of the continent’s gravest development threats, which accounts for over...
Nigerian organisations are facing the highest volume of weekly cyberattacks in Africa, according to the newly released African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2025 by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. The report reveals that Nigerian firms experience an average of 4,200 attacks per week, ...
•Pope Leo XIV Wrapping up his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said today he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa, which could be his next overseas destination. “I hope to make a trip to Africa, which could be my next trip,” the US pope […]
•HIV/AIDS injection South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia were to begin today administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making ...
•Mpox Africa is confronting multiple high-burden health emergencies, including widespread cholera outbreaks, rising Mpox cases and active viral haemorrhagic fever events. These emergencies, however, are occurring as the continent is receiving major global financing to strengthen pandemic preparedness, reports Vanguard. Prof. Yap Boum, Incident...
Emirates has been honoured with the Travel Gold Award of Excellence for Connecting Africa to the World in recognition of its outstanding contribution and continued commitment to African tourism, trade, and cultural exchange. The Award was presented at the Africa Tourism & Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE), in partnership with Nigeria’s Feder...
Over 24 million adults aged between 20 and 79 are living with diabetes in Africa, and this number is projected to more than double, reaching 60 million, by 2050, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). About 12 million, representing half of this number, remain undiagnosed, silently facing escalating risks of severe complications, dis...
•Prof. Obiora Okonkwo The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has described Nigeria as one of the most over-taxed aviation jurisdictions on the continent — a situation he says continues to drive up ticket prices and distort competition in West Africa’s airspace. Speaking ahead of UNA’s formal launch of commercial f...
•Aliko Dangote of Nigeria Africa’s ultra-wealthy class reached a new milestone in 2025, with 22 billionaires collectively worth an estimated US$105 billion — a significant jump from US$82.4 billion and 20 billionaires recorded the previous year. The rise is particularly remarkable given the continent’s persistent challenges, including politica...
Nigeria has emerged as the country with the highest number of facilities ranked among Africa’s ten worst prisons, according to new assessments by rights organisations and international monitors. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, gang violence and inadequate nutrition continue to define the country’s correctional system, raising concerns about hum...
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