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Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda were named African Players of the Year at the 2024 Confederation of African Football (Caf) Awards in Marrakesh.… Read More »Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda Claim African Player Awards
A new Consensys report ranks Nigeria and South Africa among the top countries globally for cryptocurrency ownership with 73% and 68% ownership rates respectively. Practical… Read More »Nigeria and South Africa Lead Global Crypto Ownership Rankings
Cameroon is officially the first importer of refined petroleum from the Nigeria-based Dangote Refinery, receiving 60,000 tons of the product through Neptune Oil, a leading… Read More »Cameroon Becomes First Buyer of Dangote Refinery’s Petroleum Exports
ECOWAS has granted Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger a six-month extension, until July 2025, to reconsider their planned withdrawal from the regional bloc. The three… Read More »ECOWAS Extends Deadline for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to Reconsider Exit
Namibia’s electoral court has granted two opposition parties, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People’s Movement, permission to inspect election materials following… Read More »Namibian Court Grants Opposition Access to Election Data Amid Fraud Allegations
Mauritius police have issued an arrest warrant for former central bank governor Harvesh Kumar Seegolam in connection with a conspiracy to defraud case. Seegolam, currently… Read More »Mauritius Declares Former Central Bank Governor Wanted Amid Fraud Probe
Peace talks between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for Sunday in Angola, were canceled after negotiations reached an impasse. The deadlock… Read More »Rwanda-DRC Peace Talks Canceled Following Deadlock in Negotiations
Nigeria’s Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has revealed plans to expand the country’s national grid by 150MW before year-end, leveraging progress in the Presidential Power… Read More »Nigeria to Boost National Grid by 150MW Before 2025
Benin has introduced a law granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved Africans, addressing its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The initiative, championed by President… Read More »Benin Offers Citizenship to Slave Descendants in Historic Reconciliation Effort
The world’s first global mangrove conservation summit in Abu Dhabi spotlighted efforts to protect and restore mangroves, a vital ecosystem threatened by climate change and… Read More »Global Mangrove Summit Launches Bold Plan to Protect Vital Ecosystem