Mali urged to pay ‘enormous’ outstanding debt for regional hydroelectric dam/in /by
The $94 million funding gap has raised the spectre of more electricity outages for the country.
Over 100 vultures dead after eating poisoned elephant in South Africa/in /by
Officials say the elephant had been poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers.
US to cut $50 million health aid to Zambia because of medicine theft/in /by
It said this was due to the government's failure to address the "systematic theft" of donated drugs and medical supplies.
Catholics in Ivory Coast happy with election of new Pope Leo XIV/in /by
As Catholicism declines in Europe, it is expanding in the developing world, with the number of faithful growing faster in Africa than anywhere else.
Nigeria: Govt Warns Fuel Stations Against Cheating/in /by
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPR) has urged filling stations to follow regulations and avoid shortchanging customers by under-dispensing fuel.
Nigeria: AT – 13.20 Percent, NGX Oil & Gas Index Remain Worst Performing Indicator/in /by
[This Day] For closing at -13.20 per cent in the first four months of 2025, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Oil & Gas Index has maintained its position as the worst performing indicator on the bourse amid the overall stock market growth in the period under review.
United States: with diversity initiatives under threat, Black students stage their own graduation/in /by
At the University of Kentucky, Black students organised their own graduation event after the establishment recently called off celebrations for minority graduates, citing federal and state policy changes.
Rugby: Maro Itoje is first Englishman to captain Lions since 2001/in /by
The 30-year-old English rugbyman has been made captain of the prestigious Lions team. The squad will tour Australia in June.
Pope Leo XIV, first US pope, addresses crowd at St Peter’s Square/in /by
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, addressed the faithful on St Peter's Square, emphasising peace, dialogue and unity, recalling his roots as an Augustinian priest.
Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, elected new pope/in /by
The 133 cardinals agreed on cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pope on Thursday, 8 May, shortly after 7pm Central European Summer Time. The 69-year-old is the first American pope in history.