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Abidemi Rufai, sacked aide of Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a United States district court for fraud. In May 2021, Rufai...

Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Nigeria needs help to tackle its debt burden. The AfDB president said this on the sideline of the...

US Vice-President Kamala Harris, on Friday, received Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the White House. Osinbajo is in Washington DC to seek partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition...

Ghana's currency, '' the Cedi'', is the second worst-performing currency in the world, according to Bloomberg. The cedi fell by 35 percent against the US dollar in 2022, making it...

BY HASNAINE YAVARHOUSSEN Each year, humanity continues to push our planet past the point of no return. Earth Overshoot Day represents the date when humanity has consumed all the biological...

Israel and Turkey say they will return to full normalisation of relations, including reinstating ambassadors and consuls-general following a steady improvement in diplomatic ties. Yair Lapid, the Israeli prime minister,...

William Ruto, Kenya deputy president, has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election amid dramatic scenes. According to the BBC, Ruto narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5%...

BY DR. AKINWUMI A. ADESINA It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa...

Life expectancy is rising across Africa.  According to a BBC report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said life expectancy is rising in Africa -- with people living nearly 10 years...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has asked for the support of Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and other African countries as the war with Russia rages on. At a press conference on...