Ethiopia: Flights from capital to Tigray cancelled as tenions mount
As fears of a return to conflict mount in Ethiopia, pssenger flights between the capital and cities in the northern Tigray region have been halted. Ethiopia airlines cited 'unplanned circumstances' for the cancellations.
Tanzania eyes East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub crown {Business Africa}
Tanzania is betting on local drug manufacturing to reduce imports and become East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub and we find out how Africa's private sector is fixing the supply chain to minimise the billions lost in post-harvest logistics.
At least 11 dead in South Africa in latest crash involving a minibus taxi
Some eight others sustained serious injuries and are receiving urgent medical care at nearby hospitals.
Women and girls in Haiti facing ‘explosion’ of sexual violence, says MSF
Gang violence and political instability in Haiti have displaced close to one and a half million people. It’s also led to an explosion of sexual violence, as living conditions and public services deteriorate.
Ghana: Mixed reactions after government grants passport to IShowSpeed
Ghana’s issuing of a passport to American streamer Darren Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed, has prompted mixed reactions among Ghanaians. Scores have taken to social media to voice their opinions.
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 146,000 Daily Crude Production From Chevron-NNPC New Discovery
[Leadership] A joint venture operated by Chevron has made an oil and gas discovery offshore Nigeria as international majors bolster exploration amid the top African producer's efforts to boost hydrocarbon output and offer more favourable terms for investments.
Youngest son of DR Congo’s independence hero passes away in Kinshasa
Roland-Gilbert Okito Lumumba's father Patrice was the country's first post-independence prime minister.
TotalEnergies relaunches $20 billion Mozambique gas project 5 years after jihadist attack
French energy giant TotalEnergies officially relaunched Thursday a massive gas project in northern Mozambique after a five-year pause imposed following a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives.
‘Patience pays off’: Doechii reflects on breakthrough Grammy win
With the Grammy Awards just days away, one of 2025's big winners - rapper Doechii - has been looking back at her big night last February.
Nigeria: Mutual Benefit Assurance Invests $64m in Oil Producing Assets
[This Day] Mutual Benefit Assurance Plc said besides its core insurance operations, it has diversified into the energy sector having invested a whooping $64 million (N96 billion) in a producing oil asset as a hedge against economic volatility.