WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala meets COP31 President Murat Kurum on climate, trade and finance
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has met with Türkiye’s Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister and COP31 President-Designate, Murat Kurum, in Geneva as preparations intensify for the COP31 climate summit. The meeting focused on the relationship between…
US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination
The US has announced visa restrictions targeting people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa’s white minority, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries. The Trump administration has criticised South Africa over several issues, including policies aimed…
Kenya to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African first
Kenya will become the first African country to host the World Athletics Championships after winning the bid for the 2029 edition. The capital Nairobi will hold the event at the 48,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium. London and Rome were the cities to…
Ugandan TikToker Jayden dies after long battle with blood condition
Ugandan TikTok personality Timothy Kayanja, popularly known as Jayden, has died following a prolonged battle with sickle cell disease and other serious blood-related complications. He was 24. News of Jayden’s death was announced by fellow Ugandan TikToker Sheila Price, with…
British woman abducted in Malawi, police say
Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation’s main city, Blantyre.Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been travelling…
Charities Urge More Aid For Sudan’s Vulnerable As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Humanitarian organisations are calling for increased international support for vulnerable communities in Sudan as the country’s prolonged war continues to fuel hunger, displacement and disease. Aid groups warn that shrinking humanitarian funding is leaving millions of Sudanese without adequate food,…
For people’: Africa’s biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership
igerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday, seeking to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s biggest initial public offering, or IPO. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, dubbed the IPO one “for the…
Nigeria has no reason to be poor – Obasanjo
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the country has no reason to remain poor.Obasanjo stated this during an interview on C-Suite Cafe, hosted by Ikem Okuhu, where he said Nigeria has enough natural and human resources to produce…
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flareTwo Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry said, as tensions run high between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests. The ministry said…
Cameroon FA President Eto’o faces embezzlement allegations
The president of Cameroon football’s national association, Samuel Eto’o, is facing embezzlement allegations. The 45-year-old, who scored 56 goals in 118 appearances for Cameroon, has been accused by former executives of the Federation Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT).They allege the former…