Macron arrives in Ethiopia ahead of high‑level AU talks/in /by
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed before heading into a trilateral meeting at the African Union headquarters with UN Secretary‑General António Guterres and AU Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
Africa should ‘let the past be’ and welcome all foreign investment, says mogul Elumelu/in /by
Africa needs massive private global capital and should welcome all foreign investors, Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu said on the sidelines of this week's Africa Forward summit co-hosted by France and Kenya.
South Africa’s suspended top cop appears in Pretoria court/in /by
Fannie Masemola faces four charges of contravening the Public Finance Management Act relating to an allegedly irregular tender.
Inside the world’s only Bonobo rescue sanctuary in DRC/in /by
At the edge of Kinshasa’s forest, a quiet rescue mission unfolds every day: human caregivers stepping in as mothers for orphaned bonobos, the world’s most endangered great ape found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nigeria: NECA Queries Fresh NNPC-China Refinery Pact Amid $25bn Rehabilitation Controversy/in /by
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has raised serious concerns over the recent Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Chinese firms for the "restart, completion and expansion" of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.
Ivory Coast cocoa authority moves to ease tensions with farmers over unsold beans/in /by
After protests last week by cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast, the country's Coffee and Cocoa Council is sending a delegation to M'Batto try to calm the situation.
Iran feels economic strain as Strait of Hormuz tensions deepen/in /by
Fallout from the strikes – alongside a monthslong internet cut imposed by the government – is spurring mass job losses and business closures.
Nigerian actor Alexx Ekubo dies at 40, industry mourns/in /by
Nigerian actor Alexx Ekubo has died at the age of 40, according to colleagues and close associates who confirmed the news on Tuesday.
Pacific island nation of Nauru proposes name change in break from colonial past/in /by
Pacific island Nauru said it will hold a referendum to change its official name, described as a colonial relic from a time when "foreign tongues" mangled the native language.
Ghana to repatriate hundreds of citizens from South Africa/in /by
The decision follows the recent wave of protests against foreign nationals in several cities across the country.