Ghana: Ghana’s Oil Decline Deepens – 2023 Output Drops to Lowest Since 2019/in /by
[Accra Times] The report also revealed that, for the second consecutive year, the $70.5 million proceeds from Jubilee Oil Holdings Limited (JOHL) liftings in 2023 were not paid into the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF).
Uganda: Ugandans Save $7bn Through Digital Tools, Reveals New Study/in /by
[Observer] Back in 2015, a study by Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) revealed that of Uganda's top 1,000 taxpayers, 59 per cent of them lacked corporate websites and online digital presence.
Football: Mohamed Camara hides the badge in support of LGBTQ/in /by
France's sports minister has called for Monaco football club to be sanctioned after one of its players covered a message against homophobia on the team's jersey during the final league match on Sunday.
Pics of the day: May 22, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Only 12 out of 36 hospitals partially functioning in Gaza-UN/in /by
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned of deteriorating health services in Gaza indicating that only twelve out of 36 hospitals are partially functioning in the conflict-hit region.
Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote/in /by
A 22-page document was delivered to FIFA headquarters in Zurich on behalf of Mark Pieth and Stefan Wehrenberg of Switzerland and British barrister Rodney Dixon.
Boko Haram rescues hundreds of hostages/in /by
Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months, some years, by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said.
Nigeria: Financial sector experts optimistic about economic recovery/in /by
Data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria's financial service sector contributed N3. 8 trillion to Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023
What is the purpose of the International Criminal Court?/in /by
The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months after the start of the war between the two camps, on the basis of a request from the Attorney General of the Court.
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates 15-Member NEITI Board, Recommits to Removing Opacity in Extractive Industry/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday inaugurated the National Stakeholders Working Group (NSWG) of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), pledging to ensure transparency in Nigeria's extractive sector.