The 32nd Annual Meetings of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) witnessed a flurry of deal signings with four project preparation transactions signed between the Bank and various entities that are expected to unlock investments valued at about 1 billion USD that set to transform key sectors across Africa. In Kenya, the groundwork has begun for a…
Providing key insights into current affairs, President Isaias Afwerki sat down with national media outlets on July 19, 2025. The wide-ranging first part interview delved into timely global and regional issues. Excerpts of the first part of Saturday’s interview follow. * * * Mr. President, thank you for giving us this opportunity. We begin this…
The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. The government said in February it would slash foreign aid spending by 40% – from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% – to increase defence spending to 2.5%…
New York — As incomes rise in middle-income countries, so does the demand for animal-sourced calories, resulting in large increases to global food production, and raising the importance for sustainable agriculture amidst growing concerns of climate change. According to a new joint report from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Organization for Economic…
To empower and elevate Africa’s digital workforce, The Digital Professional Fair is set to debut in Lagos. The three-day event which will be held in August 11 to 13 August, will gather emerging talents, freelancers, and established professionals in the digital space. The convener, who is a technology advocate, Tutu Adetunmbi, said: “This inaugural event…
At the High Level Event on “A Sustainable Ocean Economy,” co-organised by APRM & the OECD at the AU Permanent Observer Mission offices in New York this afternoon, AUC Deputy Chairperson H.E Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi reaffirmed the AU’s commitment to ocean health as a cornerstone of Agenda 2063 & SDGs. She underscored the urgent…
11 Years Later, Chibok Parents Demand Action for 87 Missing Girls More than a decade after the abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants in Chibok, Nigeria, the parents of 87 girls still in captivity renewed calls for the government to take concrete action rather than offer empty promises. In a statement, the parents acknowledged…
The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. The report, to be released later this month, reveals how between 2020 and 2024, the…
Hundreds of rugby fans thronged Robert Mugabe International Airport on Tuesday evening to welcome the Sables, who won the Rugby Africa Cup on Saturday in Uganda. The Africa Cup trophy came with a ticket to the 2027 Rugby World Cup for the Sables, who ended a 34-year wait. Zimbabwe last played at a Rugby World…
The Giants of Africa Festival is returning to Kigali from 26 July to 2 August, bringing together 320 young athletes from 20 African nations, and more than 20,000 spectators for a week of community, culture, basketball, education and entertainment. Organised by Giants of Africa, a non-profit organisation founded by former Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman and president…
