Africa: Swedfund Commits $14.7 million to Evolution II Energy Fund
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution that supports companies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, has invested SEK 126m in the Evolution II Fund, […]
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Buhari to meet US president in Washington
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, the White House announced on Sunday. According to […]
Nigeria: President Buhari will seek re-election in 2019 – Presidency
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in office in February 2019, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Buhari will seek his All […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram coordinated attacks leave 18 killed
Boko Haram launched overnight coordinated attacks on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 18 people and wounding […]
AfDB to launch 12 new projects to support SMEs in 6 African countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch twelve new projects to support agribusiness SMEs in 6 African countries, The Bank said in a statement. The […]
Nigeria cleans police payroll of 80,000 “ghost workers”
The Nigerian government on Monday said there are over 80,000 ghost police officers in the West African nation. The disclosure came after a staff count […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]
Nigeria’s kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls freed
Nigeria’s insurgent group Boko Haram on Wednesday morning returned 76 of the recently abducted school girls in the town of Dapachi in Nigeria’s Yobe State, […]
Nigeria: Amnesty Int’l accuses oil giants Shell and Eni of serious negligence
Amnesty International on Friday accused international oil major groups Shell and Eni of negligence and irresponsible approach to oil spills in Nigeria’s oil-producing delta region. […]
Nigeria negotiating for release of abducted schoolgirls – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said Nigerian authorities prefer to negotiate with Boko Haram group which abducted schoolgirls for the release of the hostages rather […]