Ethiopians celebrate their new year, Enkutatash: Party like it’s 2018
Ethiopians celebrate their new year, Enkutatash: Party like it’s 2018 Ethiopia is celebrating the start of its new year – 2018. The country has its own unique calendar, meaning it is seven years behind the Western calendar.These yellow “adey ababa”…
Access Bank Kenya hires CEO from parent firm
Access Bank along City Hallway, Nairobi on July 12, 2023. Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media GroupAccess Bank Kenya (ABK) has tapped Ralph Chinedu Opara from its Lagos headquartered parent to lead the subsidiary ahead of the merger with…
Blackout: Businesses suffer as national grid collapses again
Businesses and homes suffered setback, yesterday, as Nigeria recorded another national grid collapse. The total electricity generation dropped to 1.5 megawatts, MW 2,917.83 MW between 11 am and 12 pm. Shortly after the collapse, the Nigeria National Grid, an X…
DR Congo fans vandalise stadium after Senegal loss
Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on a rampage Tuesday evening, vandalising seats at Kinshasa’s Stade des Martyrs after their team’s 3-2 defeat to Senegal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The 80,000-seater stadium had been…
Ghana agrees to accept Nigerians, other West Africans deported from US
Ghana has started accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, President John Dramani Mahama said on Wednesday, September 10. According to Reuters, Mahama disclosed that a first batch of 14 deportees, made up of Nigerians, a Gambian and…
US retail giant Walmart to open first branded stores in Africa
Additionally, it will challenge online giants like Amazon and local heavyweights like Takealot.com in the growing e-commerce sphere. “This strategic move underscores Walmart’s commitment to making high-quality, affordable merchandise accessible to more customers,” a Walmart statement said, adding that it…
Ghana’s economy rebounds significantly, reaching 6.3% in Q2 2025
The recovery was mostly led by the services sector, which increased by 9.9% in the quarter, compared to only 2% growth the previous year. Finance, insurance, trade, and education were the most significant contributors to the country’s recovery, according to…
Kenya plans to borrow $1 billion using debt for food swap
Kenya plans to raise $1 billion through a debt-for-food security swap by March 2026, according to a finance ministry document released on Tuesday. “In managing external debt, the government will prioritize non-market-based measures, including debt-swap arrangements, which restructure existing obligations…
Your resumption can’t be facilitated until judicial process ends, Senate tells Natasha
The National Assembly says the the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, cannot resume office yet, despite completing her six-month suspension. In a letter by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, dated September 4, 2025, the…
Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest hydropower dam, straining ties with Egypt
Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a $5 billion project aimed at electrifying millions of homes. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has stoked years of tension with downstream Egypt, which fears reduced Nile flows, deepening regional rifts…