Will link the nation?s commercial capital to a key coastal city. ......

South Africa?s economy is likely to take a knock if the 30% import tariff on local goods announced by United States President Donald Trump this week kicks in on 1 August, economists have said. South Africa is one of 14 countries that received formal communication from the US earlier this week regarding proposed tariff increases. Tunisia is the only other African country targeted. Trump said the tariff will address what he called a trade imbalance between the US and South Africa, which he said ?must move away from these long-term, and very persistent, trade deficits engendered by South Africa?s tariff, and non-tariff, policies and trade barriers?. Trump announced punitive tariffs against...

Egypt?s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Atty met Thursday with Minister of Housing Sherif El-Sherbiny to discuss expanding cooperation with African nations, focusing on infrastructure, construction, and sustainable development projects. ......

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has forced 700 households to flee North Kordofan State in southern Sudan, the International...

Arabian Post - Nigeria has secured a $747 million syndicated loan, led by Deutsche Bank, to fund the initial 47.47?kilometre phase of its flagship coastal highway spanning from Victoria Island to Eleko Village in Lagos. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the financing on Wednesday, marking a record for road infrastructure funding in the country. Lenders in the syndicate include First Abu Dhabi Bank, African Export?Import Bank, Abu Dhabi...

The presidency has declared that the US claim of reciprocity as the reason for the recent visa policy does not accurately reflect the reality of Nigeria's current visa policy toward US citizens. ......

The Nigerian government is rallying investors to commit more investments into one of Africa?s biggest economies as various reforms implemented read more Nigeria rallies investors as reforms gain traction ......

Malian junta chief Assimi Goïta on Thursday approved a law granting him a five-year presidential mandate, renewable as many times as necessary and without election. ......

Nigeria net a late...

La loi accordant au général Assimi Goïta un mandat de président de cinq ans, renouvelable "autant de fois que nécessaire" et sans élection a été promulguée jeudi. Cette décision le conforte à la tête de l'État malien jusqu'à au moins 2030.

Authorities claim 24 fighters neutralised around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.

Nigeria | 25 minutes ago Funmi Ogundare In an effort aimed at addressing the stark underrepresentation of black students in UK doctoral programmes, Nigerian-British academic, Dr Ifedapo Francis Awolowo is leading a transformative initiative to change the narrative with his pioneering programme, Accomplished Study Programme in Research Excellence (ASPIRE). The initiative, according to him, is already producing...

French engineering and technology company Technip Energies is expanding its presence across Africarsquo;s energy sector, advancing key projects and supporting the continentrsquo;s energy transition. The company is set to advance the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel for the $7.2 billion Eni-led Coral Norte project in Mozambique in the short-term period. Following an April 2025 approval by the Mozambican government, Eni will adopt Technip Energiesrsquo; FLNG unit with a capacity to produce 3.55 million...

New York, July 9, 2025?CPJ urges Tunisian authorities to cease the prosecution of family members of journalists advocating for their release after a Tunis court on July 1 sentenced in absentia Ramla Dahmani, the sister of imprisoned...

Trump invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a three-day summit at the White House that?s scheduled to begin on Wednesday. ......

Nnewi -- Labour Party's former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified the circumstances surrounding his engagement with the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, during Nigeria's military era. ......

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as ?a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration?...

US President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from five African nations Wednesday to discuss strengthening economic partnerships and unlocking investment opportunities across the continent. The leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal attended a working lunch focusing on trade and development cooperation. My administration is committed to strengthening our friendships in Africa through economic development...

Download logo Upon High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco reopened its Embassy in Damascus last Sunday, with all its administrative services resuming their activities. HM the King had announced in His speech to the 34th Summit of...

Nigeria | 54 minutes ago A senatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Chief Bright Igodo Ogaji, has congratulated former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, over his emergence as the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This was even as Ogaji has also congratulated the newly emerged leadership of the party in Benue State, describing it as a new dawn in the state and Nigeria in general. The ADC...

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Arabian Post - Stringent new visa rules now govern travel from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates, marking a sharp increase in restrictions. Transit visas have been fully suspended, while tourist visas for solo applicants aged 18 to 45 are no longer allowed. Those aged 45 and above must now demonstrate a six-month bank balance of at least USD 10,000 to qualify. A directive communicated to travel agents in Dubai on Tuesday specified that Nigerians travelling alone within the 18?45?year age range are ineligible for tourist visas, unless accompanied by a sponsor or...

Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak scores a fine hat-trick to ensure her team does not slip up against DR Congo at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ......

CAIRO -- In a key diplomatic engagement...

NOC hopes BP will play a ?greater and more significant role? in developing Libya?s oil sector. ......

(MENAFN - The Conversation) More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a ... ......

The intention of the sponsors and perpetrators of this criminal act is to compromise the authenticity of such PVCs and render the owners unfit to vote during the 2027 election. ......

In a significant step toward bolstering financing for Africarsquo;s energy sector, the African Petroleum Producersrsquo; Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are advancing plans to launch the African Energy Bank (AEB). In April this year, APPO hired consulting firm PWC as project management consultants for the $5 billion development finance institution, which will be headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria and is set to commence operations this year. The bank will provide tailored financing solutions for African oil and gas projects, addressing long-standing funding gaps and enabling project developers to...

The claimants in their main suit filed on 7 May accused the defendants of unduly interfering in the 27 March election that produced them as the FCT's executive members. ......