Representatives of national power regulatory authorities and operators across ECOWAS member states last Monday convened on Accra to deliberate on essential issues concerning the growth of the regional electricity market.  The two-day meeting, which ended yesterday, was attended by members of ... Read More

Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), says the Continental Organisation is working tirelessly to mobilise over $100 billion from multi-lateral financial institutions to support export-based companies in Africa.  So far, he said, the AU had ... Read More

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina – AfDB President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, says African countries must build coordinated partnerships with the Arab region to address critical developmental challenges limiting the Continent’s sustainable growth.  He said the key nagging issues are ... Read More

Regional analysts have voiced skepticism about a so-called standby counterterrorism force announced Sunday by West African bloc ECOWAS. The critics say despite the comments from Nigeria’s president suggesting the force is ready for deployment, ECOWAS has not provided any details ... Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan. The Climate Change Bill aims ... Read More

The African Union convened in Ghana on Sunday to address issues related to African integration and to establish a unified stance before engaging with the G20 and UN. Mauritania's President and current African Union Chair, Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani, urged for the acceleration of the ... Read More

Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage -- not least in Africa, where it announced plans this week to search for oil and gas off Somalia. Over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power, Ankara ... Read More

Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, received an Iranian ambassador Sunday and sent his own to Tehran, the government said, cementing a rapprochement after an eight-year rupture. Sudan and Iran agreed last October to resume diplomatic relations, as ... Read More

The United Arab Emirates has lifted a 21-month long visa ban on Nigerians. Nigeria’s information minister Mohammed Idris said Monday that the UAE’s decision to lift the ban that has been in place since October 2022 came after “mutually beneficial negotiations” ... Read More

Deniece Laurent-Mantey Members of a U.S. presidential advisory council have approved a student exchange deal between an American college and a Nigerian university as part of the council's effort to strengthen collaboration on education, health, entrepreneurship and development between Africa and ... Read More