South Sudan’s detained First Vice President Riek Machar is being investigated for subversive activities a senior government official disclosed. Speaking for the first time since Machar’s arrest on ...

Some of the world’s group of countries known by the acronym BRICS appear to be calling America’s bluff over consequences to their plan against snubbing the US dollar in favour of an alternative ...

Diplomatic activity has intensified in Mauritania as delegations from Senegal, Mali, and Gambia arrived in Nouakchott to discuss expulsions and regional cooperation on migration management. In ...

The Moroccan group Managem recorded solid performance in 2024, driven by rising precious metal prices, particularly gold and silver. The Moroccan group Managem’s revenue reached nearly MAD 4 billion ...

In N’Djamena, the Chadian capital law enforcement has dealt a significant blow to drug traffickers. During a ceremony held on Thursday, 27 March, the General Directorate for Combating Narcotics ...

The authorities in Egypt say they are investigating the circumstances that led to the sinking of a tourist submarine off its Red Sea coast on Thursday. At least six people on board died in the tragedy ...

In the same move to reduce its key interest rate from 8 percent to 7.5 percent, the Tunisian Central Bank (BCT) has also decided to lower the minimum savings interest rate to 6.5 percent. It also ...

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has declared a profit after tax of N735.9bn for the 2024 financial year, marking a 179 per cent increase from N263.5bn recorded in the previous year. According to ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)approved, on March 20, 2025, the creation of a $50 million trust fund to fight hunger among school-aged children in Africa. This fund, ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ascended to a law that unbundles the State Security Agency (SSA) into two distinct entities in a move aimed at addressing challenges within the country’s ...

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Thursday expressed deep concern over the reported detention of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar. Wednesday’s ...

The World Bank has expressed concern over Nigeria’s poor statistical performance, noting that the country is lagging behind its aspirational peers such as Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Brazil.