USAID website goes offline in Trump administration’s 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and…
Category: AFRICA-ASIA
Fidelity Bank collaborates with NIYEEDEP to empower 6 million youths
Leading financial institution Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its selection as one of the partner banks for the Nigeria Youth…
NLC to protest over telecom tariff hike
Nigeria’s main labour union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has rejected the government-approved 50% hike in telecommunications tariffs and announced…
“Africa is where I’m from”: why some Black Brazilians are relocating to Benin
West African country is offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved persons taken from the continent, sparking huge interest in Brazil…
Heads of state make clear strategies to modernize Africa’s energy sector
Thirty African Heads of State and governments have committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable,…
Moscow introduces Lunar New Year metro train
In a symbolic gesture to strengthen cultural and diplomatic ties with China, Moscow launched a special metro train decorated with…
Rwanda-supported rebels tighten control over Goma as regional leaders meet
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda’s president…
PHOTOS: NBC Promotes 7 New Directors
The Board of Management of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), led by the Director General, Mr. Charles Ebuebu, on Tuesday,…
Sport News: Morocco Drawn With Mali, Zambia, Comoros for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
World Cup semifinalist Morocco was drawn in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros on Monday for the men’s 2025…
M23 militants claim to have seized Congo’s city of Goma as residents escape
Footage filmed late on Sunday showed flashes of light in the night sky and the sound of gunfire near the…