Morocco stays with the British: southern Gran Canaria loses ground to cheap packages from North Africa
The topic has been discussed in the tourism sector in southern Gran Canaria for months, but now the data confirms it: British tourists are abandoning Gran Canaria for Morocco. What began as a trickle is beginning to resemble an exodus,…
Ghana at loggerheads with China over rampant illegal gold mining
Ambassador to Ghana denies Chinese nationals are solely to blame for ‘galamsey’, branding the accusations a ‘significant injustice’ China and Ghana, Africa’s largest gold producer, are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the rampant problem of illegal gold mining,…
Netanyahu ‘must go’, says former Israeli PM Bennett
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office, his predecessor Naftali Bennett has told a televised interview, refusing to say whether he intends to challenge the country’s longest-serving leader in an election. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12…
AAM2025: Afreximbank’s support for Dangote Refinery hits over $4 billion
The outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has disclosed that the bank has so far supported the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Industry with “over $4 billion” in interventions….
Investors press South Africa to lower inflation target
Investors are pushing for South Africa’s government to endorse a plan by its central bank to cut its inflation target for the first time this century, in the hopes it will permanently lower the borrowing costs of Africa’s most industrialised…
Nigeria, Saint Lucia to establish diplomatic relations
President Bola Tinubu and Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre on Sunday committed to establishing formal diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. Both leaders discussed ongoing efforts toward this goal during Tinubu’s courtesy visit to the Prime Minister at his…
Professors urge Africa to rethink finance and embrace bold growth
Abuja. Two of the world’s leading thinkers on development, Prof Jeffrey Sachs and Dr Kishore Mahbubani, have urged African countries to reject conventional economic advice and adopt a new approach that prioritises investment, integration and self-belief. Speaking on the…
CAF to unveil new WAFCON trophy Wednesday
The Confederation of African Football is set to launch a new trophy on Wednesday ahead of this year’s WAFCON tournament which will be played from July 5 to 26 in Morocco. CAF made the announcement on Sunday, three days…
Ofili hits new PB, wins ATX Classic 100m
Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, made headlines as she emerged the winner of the women’s 100m event at the ATX Sprint Classic in Texas. This was Favour Ofili’s first competitive appearance since news went viral that she was about to abandon…
Lakers’ Championship Ambitions Get a Boost with LeBron James’ Return
LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million player option to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers next season, hoping to challenge for his fifth NBA title, according to multiple reports on Sunday ESPN and The Athletic reported James, a four-time NBA…