New Dawn or Missed Opportunity? Africa’s Place in the Church After Pope Francis
As the Catholic world reflects on the passing of Pope Francis, it is Africa that perhaps feels the weight of his absence most profoundly. While […]
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U.S. pledges support for Africa’s AI goals
Delegates from over 30 African countries and the USA concluded on September 12 a two-day AI summit in Lagos, Nigeria, focused on promoting the safe […]
Court restricts protests in Lagos to Freedom, Peace parks
A Lagos High Court has restricted protesters taking part in the proposed August 1 nationwide protest to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, and […]
Nigeria Brings New Allegations Against Former Central Bank Chief
The former chief of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, is slated to appear in a Lagos courtroom on Monday due to newly filed corruption and […]
Nigeria Plans Coastal Highway to Rival Pacific Coast
When Lagos state announced the demolition of Paul Onwuanibe’s Landmark Beach resort for a new 700-kilometer coastal highway, the Nigerian entrepreneur was stunned, mistaking it […]
Major Internet Outages Strike South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Ivory Coast
Significant internet disruptions have been documented across several African nations. South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, and Burkina Faso have all experienced outages, with […]
ECOWAS gathers to discuss current security and political issues in the region
Foreign ministers from West Africa are convening urgent discussions on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to address the political turmoil in Senegal and conflicts with […]
Chinese navy on “friendly visit” to Nigeria
Three Chinese naval vessels made a five-day stopover in the waters of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, on Sunday, in a rare visit to the Gulf […]
European Investment Bank part-finances road connecting Guinea-Bissau and Senegal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Guinea-Bissau have signed an agreement that will finance part of the road linking Safim, in the east of the […]
Nigeria: Opposition demonstrating against the result of the presidential election
One of the defeated candidates in Nigeria’s presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, demonstrated on Monday with hundreds of his supporters in the capital Abuja in front […]