At least 3,900 acres of land has been secured for the construction of affordable houses across the country.President William Ruto said 39 counties have also…

The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the Nigerian Exchange with 454.718 million shares valued at N4.813 billion traded in 8,214…

South Africa's Deputy President David Mabuza has informed President Cyril Ramaphosa of his intention to resign, APA learnt here on Saturday.The Office of the Deputy…

Nigeria on Friday recorded another train derailment as the Abuja-Kaduna train derailed in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja.The report by…

The African Union (AU) has called on African countries scheduled to hold elections during the first half of 2023 to ensure peaceful and inclusive elections…

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund(IMF), Kristalina Georgieva ended her visit to Rwanda Friday after meeting with various senior officials to discuss the…

Burkina Faso's junta on Wednesday 25 January 2023 signed decrees fixing the financial benefits granted to each civilian auxiliary of the army.The Burkinabe who have…

With tensions mounting to an all-time high, the rhetoric from both Kigali and Kinshasa has hardened, but can this sabre-rattling lead to outright hostility between…

More than four months after the opening of the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre, the father of Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, one of the…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and the surrounding region to Class A after three decades.This took place…

Zambia has recorded four confirmed cases of cholera and one death amid fears of an outbreak of the disease in Eastern Province, Health Minister Sylvia…

South Africa's ousted Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse will run again for the third time as mayor, the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) vowed on Friday.The…

The call by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Afri¬ca's political and business leaders to develop signature solutions needed to deepen intra-African trade, spur impactful investments…

South Africa has become the latest African nation to relocate cheetahs to India after announcing on Thursday that it has entered into a pact with…

The Punch reports that the Nigerian Government has stated that the Nigeria-Niger Republic rail project would boost trade and other socioeconomic interactions between both countries.A…

The World Bank has supported Ghana with over $4.8m for reducing deforestation and forest degradation emissions,Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abu…

The ECOWAS Commission, under the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Nigerian National Export Promotion Council (NEPC)…

In December 2022, the transitional government of Burkina Faso requested the departure of the French diplomat accredited to Ouagadougou.The French ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc…

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Adesina Akinwumi has said that the financial institution will allocate up to $10 billion for agricultural development…

The government of Ethiopia and the World Bank Thursday signed two grant agreements amounting to a total of $745 million.Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and World…

The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has had a “working lunch” with his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara at the Elysee Palace.This Wednesday, January…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to Nigeria, Dr.…

Huang Xia, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region on Thursday expressed his deep concern over reports of an…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the provision of $538.05m by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural…

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $84.59 a barrel on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, compared with $84.89 the previous day, according…

The Transition authorities have reviewed the priorities of the development framework for the period 2023-2025.During a Council of Ministers, the government adopted on Wednesday, January…

Tropical storm Cheneso has left thousands of people Mozambique's northern Nampula province without electricity after gusty winds knocked down power infrastructure in the region on…

Morocco has condemned, in the strongest terms, the actions of an extremist who tore up a copy of the Holy Koran in The Hague, the…

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva is currently in Rwanda on a three-day working visit where she has spoken highly…

South Africa's fight against malaria has been recognised after the country was bestowed with an award by the World Health Organisation for its efforts to…

South Africa and the United States have agreed to establish a taskforce to crackdown on wildlife poaching and trafficking by plugging the sources of finance…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for a “transparent and comprehensive” investigation into the murder of prominent Eswatini lawyer Thulani Maseko at the…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a 5.2 million Swiss francs (about US$5.65 million) emergency appeal to assist…

The government of Ethiopia has obtained over $4.21 billion in tax and related revenues in the past six months, the sector's top official disclosed on…

Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) had warned that a tropical storm is developing in the Mozambique Channel and hit parts of the country by…

The Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM) wants to strengthen its foothold in the region of Ménaka, considered as the stronghold of the Islamic…

African ministers to meet in the capital city of Ethiopia to review the state of economic and social development in Africa, says the Economic Commission…

The former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz appeared before the court in Nouakchott.The trial opened on Wednesday in Nouakchott. Ten defendants in the case were…

Nigeria and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of electricity and renewable energyLocal media reports on…

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) made a strong showing with its performance in the year 2022 as it recorded landmark transactions.The Chief Executive Officer of…