Nigeria: Renewed Spate of School Kidnappings
Ensure Safe Release of Victims, Protect Schools from Attacks Nigerian authorities should act urgently to secure the safe release of students and teachers recently kidnapped in the country’s northwest and take concrete steps to protect schools and communities from further attacks, Human Rights Watch said today. The groups responsible for the kidnappings should immediately release […]
Africacom 2025: Building The Digital Infrastructure For A Resilient And Connected Continent
By Kadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager, Africa Tech Festival Africa’s digital infrastructure evolution isn’t simply a story of wires, towers, and data centres. It’s about resilience, investment readiness, and regional integration. This is the narrative underlying AfricaCom, the connectivity and telecoms flagship programme of the 2025 Africa Tech Festival. The continent’s leading and largest tech event, […]
UNIDO Announces Winners Of Inaugural One World Sustainability Awards At GC21 In Riyadh
UNIDO announced the winners of the inaugural ONE World Sustainability Awards, celebrating the innovators whose work advances sustainable, inclusive industrial development across the globe. The awards were presented on the first day of the twenty-first session of the UNIDO General Conference (GC21) and Global Industry Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Commenting on the significance of […]
Nigeria pushes for African veto power
Nigeria has intensified its campaign for Africa to secure permanent, veto-wielding seats on the United Nations Security Council. Speaking at the African Union–European Union Summit in Angola, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, declared that comprehensive UN reforms can no longer be delayed. He argued that the continent’s significant security challenges, from armed conflict […]
Guinea-Bissau rivals claim election victory
A tense political standoff is unfolding in Guinea-Bissau as both the incumbent president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, and his main challenger, Fernando Dias, have declared victory in the recent presidential election. Each camp insists its candidate surpassed the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off, heightening tensions in the capital, Bissau. These conflicting claims were made before […]
Dangote Refinery to double output by 2028
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has partnered with the American conglomerate Honeywell to support its ambitious plan to expand refining capacity by 2028, moving closer to becoming the world’s largest petroleum refinery. Honeywell will provide specialized technology and equipment, including Oleflex technology, to help double the facility’s capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. The expansion will allow Dangote […]
DA’s Zille predicts early end for GNU
Helen Zille, a senior figure in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and one of the architects of South Africa’s unity government, has expressed little confidence that the ruling coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) will last its full term until 2029. This fragile alliance, formed after the ANC lost its 30-year majority, has already weathered significant […]
Ethiopian volcano erupts after 10,000 years
Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, sending massive ash and smoke plumes into the sky. The eruption, in the Afar region, blanketed nearby villages in volcanic dust, threatening grazing lands for livestock herders, though no casualties were reported. Locals described the blast, compared to a bomb, as sudden and terrifying, […]
Nigeria expands police force amid security crisis
Nigeria is preparing a major expansion of its police force as President Bola Tinubu moves to confront escalating violence nationwide. The decision follows the shocking abduction of hundreds of students from a Catholic school in the country’s north, a development that intensified international scrutiny. The government is also facing pressure from the United States, with the administration […]
How to transform Africa’s agribusiness exports
Africa possesses immense agricultural potential, boasting nearly half of the world’s arable land and a climate ideal for global food production. Despite these natural advantages, its share of global agricultural exports is shockingly low. The continent’s path to becoming an agribusiness powerhouse is being blocked by critical challenges, including a severe lack of financing and weak policies. […]
