Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Appointed Deputy UN SG
Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, was appointed on Thursday by the New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the […]
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Uganda Launches Largest Solar Plant in East Africa
Uganda has launched a $19 million solar power plant, the largest in East Africa, to meet the increasing demand for power as the country strives […]
Nigeria: Female Football Team Storms Parliament
The Nigerian female football national team, the Super-Falcons, on Tuesday, stormed the National Assembly, at capital Abuja, protesting the non-payment of their allowances by the […]
Hospitals in Kenya Deserted, Doctors Defy Court Rule
The secretary general of Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Dr Ouma Oluga, on Tuesday said, they would not resume operations, if the government […]
EU Inks Deal with Mali over Illegal Migrants
The European Union signed an agreement with the aimed at enabling the return of migrants whose asylum requests have been rejected. A statement from the […]
Gabon: Two activists call for AFCON 2017 cancellation and boycott
Two prominent activists have called on the African football governing body to move the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to another […]
Gambia: Jammeh’s historical rival freed on bail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been released on bail along with 18 other detainees few days after President Jammeh conceded […]
Mozambique seizes illegal timber logs worth $800,000
Mozambique authorities have confiscated 1,300 containers of illegal logs estimated at $800,000 in the northern port of Nacala. Their eventual destination was believed to be […]
Five West African countries ban ‘dirty fuels’ imports
Five West African costal nations, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast have introduced strict standards for fuel imports to cut vehicle emissions for cleaner […]
Donald Trump names Nigerian to strategic policy board
U.S president-elect Donald Trump named a Nigerian-born, Adebayo Ogunlesi, to serve as a strategist on his economic policy team. The 16-member group will be led […]