•Members of the Zulu regiment known as the ‘Amabutho’ chant slogans as they march during a demonstration by the “March and March” movement in Durban, South Africa on June 30, 2026 Nigeria and Ghana have agreed to collaborate and strategise to prevent crises from escalating in Africa following recent Afrophobic protests and incidents targeting ...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Wakanow, Bayo Adedeji, has argued that the high cost of air travel across Africa is driven more by structural challenges than airline greed, saying taxes, fuel costs and government policies are the biggest contributors to expensive airfares. Adedeji made the remarks while speaking at the Africa Technology E...
•A fish farm Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the UN’s fisheries division said today, even as its latest report found record production levels globally. Fish and seafood is now a $184-billion trade, according to the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report by the […]
•Ebola outbreak The Lagos State government has launched a statewide Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) awareness campaign, codenamed “Operation Lagos BioShield”, in a major preventive move aimed at shielding residents from the deadly virus amid fresh outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa. The initiative signals heightened vigilance by authoriti...
•Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV yesterday issued an unprecedented apology for the Vatican’s role in justifying slavery, saying the delay in condemning the practice was “a wound in Christian memory”. In a major text warning about the risk of “new forms of slavery” behind the digital economy, Leo said church institutions owned slaves until […]...
•Gianni Infantino FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s hopes of securing re-election as the head of world football received a massive boost on Thursday after pledges of support from the African and Asian regional confederations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) both said they will back Infantino, ...
•Pope Leo XIV International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has faulted the exclusion of Nigeria, Congo DRC, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya from the maiden visit of Pope Leo XIV to Africa. It described the exclusion as the “most threatened and attacked African countries”, saying they ought to have been included...
•Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV embarks Monday on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year. From dialogue with Islam to peace efforts, inequality and human rights, the US-born pontiff will address a myriad of issues as he covers more than […]
•Dangote Refinery loading bay Nigeria’s Dangote refinery has boosted exports of petrol and urea to African countries hit by supply disruptions caused by the Iran war. Aliko Dangote said yesterday that the 650,000-barrels-per-day refinery had helped cushion the full impact of the crisis both in Nigeria and across the continent, reports Channels...
As African economies continue to evolve, notable disparities persist in the strength of national currencies, particularly in exchange rate value. Latest data for March 2026 identifies the ten strongest African currencies, underscoring levels of economic stability, trade influence, and the impact of monetary policies across the respective count...
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