Africa

More than 50,000 residents have been displaced across northern Morocco after days of intense rainfall and severe weather triggered widespread flooding in several provinces, according to the country’s interior ministry. The evacuations began on Friday, with Larache province bearing the...

Africa forfeits about $15 billion every year by exporting most of its crude oil and natural gas instead of refining and processing them locally, the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) has said. APPO Secretary-General Farid Ghazali disclosed this at the...

Nigeria, Africa’s fourth-largest economy in 2025, is poised to climb to third place in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Data from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2025 edition) shows Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current...

Applications have opened for the 2026 edition of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, a three-month hybrid programme designed for growth-stage technology startups across the continent. The accelerator brings together cohorts of 10 to 15 startups, offering a combination of...

The Republic of South Africa has officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking a historic step for one of Africa’s largest economies and deepening the country’s financial sovereignty. South Africa becomes the 54th member...

Hon. Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been appointed Ambassador and member of the Governing Council of the Pan-African Agenda 2063 by the African Union (AU). Shaibu officially assumed his role...

A new air link between Durban, South Africa, and Réunion Island will soon take off, initially operating as a charter service rather than a regular commercial flight.Collaboration Between Operators The flights are being launched through a partnership between Engage Connection...

The Ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, and aid programmes from 2015 to 2025 has expressed frustration over repeated disregard for parliamentary invitations by key government agencies and financial institutions. During a resumed...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday warned Nigerians against defacing, misplacing, or improperly handling their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), citing the high cost of producing the cards. Dr. Queen Elizabeth Agwu, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Anambra State,...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military cooperation with France following a high-level meeting with the French Defence Attaché to Nigeria, Colonel Stéphane Useo, in Abuja. The strategic engagement, held...