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Abuja — The World Bank today released the Fiscal Governance Reform in Nigeria: Lessons from the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Program (SFTAS), a report reviewing one of Nigeria’s most significant subnational fiscal reform initiatives. The report offers an in-depth analysis of how the SFTAS Program, implemented between 2018 and 2022, strengthened fiscal transparency,…
Rwanda has retained its position as the most visa-open country in Africa, according to the 2025 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI). The country has held the top spot since 2023 due to its visa-free regime. ALSO READ: Rwanda retains top place in visa openness in Africa The top position was claimed jointly by Rwanda and…
Advancing Cross-Border Payments At the — inaugural Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) COWRY 2025 Participants Forum, held in Lagos, Nigeria. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and payment experts to explore pathways toward “Building an interoperable and sovereign African payment ecosystem for trade and economic growth.” In alignment with the theme, discussions…
Abuja — In a bid to tackle medical tourism among Nigerians, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has performed groundbreaking procedures and advanced treatments in the six months since its commissioning, officials announced during a press conference in Abuja on Monday. AMCE, which opened its US$300 million tertiary medical facility in June, was developed…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, strongly condemns the deadly drone attack targeting the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) logistics peacekeeping base in Kadugli, Sudan, which resulted in the loss of lives and injuries among Bangladeshi peacekeeping personnel. This reprehensible act constitutes a grave violation of international…
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Algiers Agreement, the Chairperson of the Commission , H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, wishes to pay a tribute to the historic achievement of peace that the Agreement represented for Ethiopia and Eritrea, and to the enduring aspirations of the peoples of both sister nations for cooperation and…
In Lagos, a maize seller recently doubled her prices within a single year. In Morocco, pipelines stretch across barren plains, carrying desalinated water to farms that once relied on rainfall. Across much of the continent, the pattern is unmistakable: in the regions most exposed to climate shocks, the future of food security is becoming increasingly…
Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday. It provides an update on renewable water availability, which refers to the amount of freshwater that is replenished each year in rivers and aquifers through precipitation. Renewable…
Morocco has become a hub for EV production, attracting global automakers, while Egypt has partnered with Chinese firms to produce electric buses Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan-built electric bus has begun its return journey to Kampala after completing a 7,125-kilometre drive to Cape Town, organisers say, marking one of the continent’s…
Moved by the understated labour of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) during the pandemic, Abiola Laseinde, a legal and business executive of over two decades, set out to give them a stage. Five years later, her vision has blossomed into a thriving tech ecosystem that draws participants from across Africa and places Nigeria firmly at the…
