Osimhen, Salah, Hakimi Lead Race for 2025 CAF Player of the Year Award [FULL LIST]
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has been shortlisted among the top contenders for the 2025 CAF Player of the Year award, alongside Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the nominees for the…
Kano, Katsina, Jigawa plan N50 billion fund to set up regional electricity market
The governments of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states have reached an advanced stage of talks to establish a regional electricity market and aim to raise N50 billion to fast-track access to power among consumers. Also, the states are looking to…
Cameroon arrests at least 20 protesters as tensions escalate after presidential election
At least 20 people have been arrested in Cameroon in connection with protests over the Oct. 12 presidential election, authorities said on Tuesday, as tensions mounted ahead of the proclamation of results expected later this week. Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial…
Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré Expands Social and Economic Reforms
Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré Expands Social and Economic Reforms 🇧🇫 Just weeks after Captain Ibrahim Traoré implemented sweeping reforms in Burkina Faso including cutting government officials’ salaries, making university education free with monthly student allowances, supplying over 5,000 pieces…
Abia State Government Debunks Report of Otti’s Defection to APC
Abia State government has dismissed fresh news reports claiming that Governor Alex Otti has defected from the Labour Party and joined the All Progressive Congress, APC. Some persons from Abia State had last week, uploaded a picture of Governor Otti…
Japan’s Takaichi Orders Economic Package to Tackle Inflation
Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing an economic stimulus package that is likely to exceed last year’s $92 billion to help households tackle inflation, government sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday. The package of more than…
Peace Talks Progressing in Libya, Congo and Sudan, Senior Trump Advisor Says
US President Donald Trump’s senior envoy for Arab and African affairs said peace negotiations in Libya and the Democratic Republic of Congo were progressing, and his team was working hard to pursue a ceasefire in Sudan. “We think it’s achievable,”…
Morocco become second African country to win U-20 World Cup
Morocco are the champions of the 2025 FIFA men’s U-20 World Cup. The north African country defeated Argentina 2-0 in the final held in Santiago, Chile, in the early hours of Monday. Two goals from Yassir Zabiri sealed the…
Cameroon Election Tensions: Catholic Church Calls for Peace as Opposition Releases Own Results
“Cameroon’s influential Catholic Church has called for calm as fears grow that tensions could erupt once the authorities declare the official results of the presidential election. In a statement released by the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC), the Catholic…
Rwanda emerges as Africa’s first AI scaling hub with $17.5 million funding boost
The initiative, which kicks off next year, is designed to drive AI innovation across key sectors such as health, education, and agriculture, with an emphasis on local solutions for African challenges. The announcement was made by Yves Iradukunda, Minister of…