Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, has met with Abel Didier Tella, Director General of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA), and his accompanying delegation at the ministry?s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital to finalise preparations for Egypt?s hosting of the 21st APUA General Conference in Cairo from 26...

D?Tigress secure their fifth straight AfroBasket title, extending their dominance in Africa and proving once again they are the gold standard in women?s basketball. ......

At least four people were killed after a civil protection...

Egypt?s Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources met on Tuesday with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to discuss bilateral water cooperation, ongoing development projects, and shared concerns over Nile River governance, the Ministry of Water Resources...

Colombian mercenaries join the Rapid Support Forces in the war in Sudan. Fighters from the South American nation reportedly spotted inside Darfur?s famine-stricken Zam zam refugee camp now the epicentre of the hunger crisis. ......

For producers, the main concern is not lost revenue or market share but instead damage to relationships they have worked hard to cultivate. From the beginning of this month, the US started imposing a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Tunisia. In a formal letter sent on July 7, Washington cited the North African state?s ?long-term and very persistent? trade surplus with the US as the reason for the levy. While Tunisia is not a major trading partner of the US, this decision highlights a broader shift in American trade policy, one that prioritises short-term bilateral balances over long-standing economic and security relationships. For smaller economies like Tunisia, the implications...

North Darfurs capital has been under RSF siege for more than a year with key roads blocked and supplies running out.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has accused Israel of carrying out a ?systematic genocide? in Gaza.

Download logo As day breaks at the United Nations base in Wau, dozens of peacekeepers are already bustling about, preparing for an important patrol to remote Deim Zubeir in the north-western corner of South Sudan. Their mission is to assess the security and humanitarian situation in an area plagued by severe food shortages, a lack of access to clean water, healthcare and education, exacerbated by an influx of thousands of refugees and returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan. Having made this journey many times, the civilian and uniformed peacekeepers know there will be many challenges. The first obstacle is the heavily damaged roads, with the convoy...

Download logo As the global energy landscape shifts toward cleaner fuel sources, natural gas is taking center stage in Africarsquo;s energy transition, with international collaboration playing a key role in unlocking the continentrsquo;s vast gas potential. Africa holds approximately 6% of the worldrsquo;s natural gas reserves and is expected to contribute significantly to the global LNG supply by 2030, particularly through projects in Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania. With global LNG demand forecast to rise at a CAGR of 1.5% through 2030, Africa is strategically positioned to meet this demand ndash;...

KHARTOUM: Sudanese...

Somalia's disaster agency (SoDMA), has raised urgent concerns over a worsening humanitarian crisis fueled by aid cuts and rising conflict. ......

Bosaso -- Authorities in Somalia's Puntland state agreed to release a Comoros-flagged cargo vessel carrying weapons following a visit by Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Alper Akta#x15F;, regional officials said Monday. ......

Janaay Cabdalle -- Somali forces in the...

Life amp; Style | 34 seconds ago By Femi Fani-Kayode #8220;I attended a Federal Government College in a place called Sagamu in Nigeria. It was a like a prison. It was like #8216;Lord of the Flies#8217; where the students were in control of everything and we operated a socialist system. There were thirty of us in one room. They made us cut grass with cutlasses because nobody else would do it. We also washed...

Download logo ldquo;Our lives have turned from bad to better.rdquo; Alimu Robert Godfrey is one of 107 young people, including 35 women, benefiting from an initiative to improve opportunities to find jobs and build businesses as well as prevent their involvement in conflict across South Sudan. He learned new skills in plumbing during a vocational training in Torit, under the Community Violence Reduction Project (CVRP) supported by the United Nations...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe on Monday to discuss Egypt#8217;s #8220;existential#8221; concerns over its water security and ways to boost bilateral ties, the Egyptian foreign ministry said. Egypt#8217;s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, also attended the high-level...

Sudanese women who fled el-Fasher say Rapid Support Forces fighters killed and raped people during their escape.

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

Au Mali, l?ancien Premier ministre Moussa Mara est en prison depuis vendredi. En cause, un tweet publié pour soutenir des hommes et femmes emprisonnés après avoir critiqué la junte au pouvoir.

Business | 28 seconds ago In responding to the overwhelming complaints of air passengers over discomfort from recurring flight delays and other forms of negligence without sufficient compensation from airlines, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority?s recent call for airlines to respect their obligations to the passengers is a step in the right direction, writes Chinedu Eze Over the years, airlines seem to negate the rules as enshrined in the consumer protection regulations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR) as amended. It is a compendium on the obligations of the airlines to the passengers who patronise them to convey them from one destination to another by air. These...

Sport | 13 seconds ago Former D?Tigers Head Coach, Scott Nnaji, has praised Zenith Bank Plc for the sponsorship of the ongoing Women?s Premier Basketball League, in collaboration with the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Nnaji, who was at the stadium to watch some matches of the 2025 league season at the Savannah...

Nigeria | 16 seconds ago Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Following incessant boat mishaps in the country, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has said it was time for Nigeria to consider deploying coastal guards to complement Nigeria Navy?s efforts along the waterways. Speaking in Abuja while receiving the report of the Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria, Oyetola declared the federal government?s resolve to act on the...

Oyo SAPZ will host up to 40 agro-processing industries, create over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs, and benefit half a million farmers. A great honour to do this on my last official visit to Nigeria as President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) ndash; Adesina Nigeria has launched a new Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Oyo State, marking a major milestone in the countryrsquo;s efforts to boost agricultural transformation, job creation and rural industrialization. The groundbreaking ceremony, held in the Ijaiye community near Ibadan on Saturday, was attended by national and international dignitaries, including the President of the African Development...

A church in Nigeria ......

Nigeria | 21 minutes ago By James Nwachukwu His decision to reinstate the old, venerable Nigeria#8217;s national anthem, with its majestic, scintillating and evocative lyrics #8220;Though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand,#8221; in 2023 was no doubt visionary. It was a clarion call for unity and cohesion in a nation ardently yearning for harmony. This stirring anthem, though unfamiliar to many young Nigerians of the present generation, speaks directly to the heart of national unity, transcending parochial divisions and resonating profoundly with the collective aspiration for a harmonious and indivisible Nigeria. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu#8217;s decision was not...

The Sudanese army said on Sunday that its forces repelled an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher,...

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hosted a three-day visit by a senior delegation from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to share expertise on cybersecurity, the CBE said on Sunday. ......

Nigeria | 28 minutes ago ? Commends BUA#8217;s quality construction of Eiyenkorin-Offa-Odo Otin road Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday inspected the 49-kilometre Eiyenkorin?Afon?Ojoku?Offa?Odo-Otin road project under construction, commending the pace and quality of work done. The concrete road is one of the four major roads being funded in Kwara under the federal tax credit scheme at the instance of the BUA conglomerate, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary...

More than 50 people in northwest Nigeria's...