Africa
SPE Nigeria calls for technology, policy, and supply chain optimization in energy sector
By Emmanuel Uduara The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council has called for technology, policy, and supply chain optimization in energy sector. Reaffirmed the Forum’s continued role as a premier platform for dialogue and innovation in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The Chairman of SPE Nigeria Council, Engr. Amina Danmadami, in a welcome address…
This Moment is Less About Reacting to the U.S Stepping Back, and More About Stepping Into Our Power – Khalil
The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halil, has brought to the fore the need to solving uniquely African problem, in African way. EVC Khalil who spoke as a panelist at the just concluded GITEXAfrica2025 held in Marrakech, Morocco argued that the…
CAJ Urges Immediate Release of Detained Journalists in Burkina Faso
Nairobi, Kenya: April 8, 2025 – The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces. Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists (AJB), his deputy Boukari Ouoba,and Luc Pagbelguem, a reporter for the private…
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Juntas Slammed Import Levy On ECOWAS Nations, Others To Fund New Alliance
The measure takes immediate effect and applies to all goods imported from outside the three nations, excluding humanitarian aid. The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods to finance their emerging three-state union, following their departure from the Economic Community of West African States…
Zimbabwe’s Leader Faces Call for Removal From Within His Own Party
Nearly eight years after the coup that brought him to power, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under threat from opponents within his governing ZANU-PF party, who have urged mass protests. President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has described calls for him to step down as “treasonous.” By Zimasa Matiwane and Jeffrey Moyo Zimasa Matiwane reported from Johannesburg…
Trump II: Are His Policies Blessing Africa in Disguise?
By Prof MK Othman The United States of America is an enigmatic political embodiment reflecting human creation’s true nature. The more you observe, the less you comprehend; a more profound analysis leads to further confusion. Otherwise, why would Americans, who triumphantly denied Trump a second term in 2020, consider bringing him back to the…
ECOWAS Parliament’s 1st Deputy Speaker, Barau, Applauds President Tinubu’s commitment to West Africa stability, economic integration
The First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his exemplary leadership and unwavering dedication to the advancement of the West African region. Senator Barau described President Tinubu, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of…
BREAKING: 40 civilians gone in fresh Jihadist ambush
Suspected Islamic State in the Sahel Province, ISSP, jihadists have reportedly ambushed a supply convoy escorted by the military in Mali, killing at least 40 civilians. The incident occurred along the Ansongo-Gao axis in northern Mali, where the jihadists also destroyed five vehicles. This was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on…
AFRICAN ENERGY SUMMIT: Wale declares Nigeria’s electricity sector open for investment
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has declared Nigeria’s electricity sector open for investment. The minister who delivered the keynote address at an exclusive dinner in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, ahead of the #Mission300 African Energy Summit so declared. Addressing selected investors and development partners…
Jimmy Carter: Adieu to the Champion of Downtrodden – Nigeria, Nay Africa
By Prof. M. K. Othman The marvelous writing expedition I cherished most was the authorship of my book, Sasakawa Africa Association: Three Decades of Fight Against Hunger and Poverty in Nigeria. His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo forwarded the book, which was unveiled by Engr Kabir Abba, Kano state governor, on 7 October 2024 at Coronation…