Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has said African countries must take the lead in driving the continent’s development, stressing the need for self-reliance and homegrown solutions amid growing global uncertainties. Nsengiyumva said this on Tuesday, February 20, as he participated virtually in the 43rd session of the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee of the…
Addis Ababa — Pilots, who graduated from the Ethiopian Aviation University, have commended the role Ethiopian Airlines has been playing in connecting Africa and its people, and significantly contributing for the development of aviation in the continent. Among them, the Tanzanian Michael Hillary said Ethiopian is the best airlines in Africa with many lines across…
Addis Ababa — Professor Makane Mbengue, the African Union’s External Counsel at the International Court of Justice, underscored that African states’ rights and duties in the fight against global warming can no longer be treated as mere political aspirations. In his view, the responsibilities to address climate-driven challenges are binding obligations, indispensable to safeguarding the…
Abuja — Seplat Energy Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading independent energy companies, at the weekend, said domestic gas would remain the engine of prosperity for Nigeria and Africa in general, disclosing its plans to raise its gas production to 1 Bcf/d by 2030. A statement from the company stated that this informed the company’s heavy…
Abuja — The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has urged African countries to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), or risk been left behind in digital development. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) with the theme: “Building Continental Digital Foundations for Equitable…
ADDIS ABABA — Africa must implement structural reforms, expanding domestic resource mobilization, fostering regional value chains, and cutting raw commodity exports, as foreign aid is unsustainable for meeting growing development needs, UNECA emphasized. A high-level session, held in New York on July 21, 2025, on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum on…
