FIFA president visits California stadium to host new Club World Cup/in /by
The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena is to be one of the competition’s 12 host venues for the inaugural tournament which takes place in June and July.
South Africa’s diplomatic gamble: strategic defiance or risky isolation [Africanews Debates]/in /by
Experts debated whether South Africa’s tensions with the US signal strategic defiance or risky isolation. While some warn of economic fallout, others see a bold stand in shifting global power dynamics.
Disability summit pledges greater inclusion in education in crises situations/in /by
Children with disabilities make up nearly 20 per cent of all out-of-school children in crisis contexts.
Gaza completes month without new humanitarian supplies after Israel’s blockade/in /by
Israel unilaterally blocked the aid corridor from Egypt at the start of March, and resumed its full scale bombing of Gaza on March 18, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas
Nigeria: Meet Ahmadu Kida, NNPC’s New Board Chairman/in /by
[Premium Times] The president also approved Bayo Ojulari as the new GCEO of the NNPC and Ahmadu Kida as non-executive chairman.
US president announces global tariffs, including on 51 African nations/in /by
Donald Trump has imposed a baseline 10 per cent duty on all imports and much higher tariffs on some of the country’s biggest trading partners.
Key coalition partner votes against South Africa’s budget/in /by
Lawmakers passed the controversial fiscal framework by 194 to 182 with the ANC relying on support from a small party outside the unity government.
Haitians demand protection from surging gang violence/in /by
Demonstrators clashed with police in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as they expressed their anger at the ongoing insecurity.
South Africa: Relief At the Pumps As Fuel Prices Set to Come Down/in /by
[SAnews.gov.za] Motorists will breathe a sigh of relief from Wednesday as fuel prices are set to come down.
Nigeria: Petroleum Minister, Lokpobiri Lauds Caverton As a Leader in Aviation Industry/in /by
[This Day] The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has described Caverton Helicopters Company as a pacesetter and leader in the Nigerian aviation sector worthy of emulation.