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The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) is pleased to announce the 19th edition of the IsDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance to be held in Algiers, Algeria, on 20 May 2025, in conjunction with the IsDB Group Annual Meetings. Organized annually as a flagship side event of the Annual Meetings, this yearrsquo;s Forum will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, financial experts, and other stakeholders in the Islamic finance industry to deliberate on innovative tools to foster sustainable development. Under the theme ldquo;Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion in Islamic Financerdquo;, this...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) denies arming the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with Chinese-made weapons. According to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the UAE secures influence in Sudan and the Red Sea through the RSF. The NGO, Amnesty International, stated on May 8, 2025, that bombs manufactured by Norinco Group, a Chinese defense contractor, were found in Khartoum, Sudan ? the capital of Sudan and a main area of conflict in the war between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The UAE has previously denied the allegation of supplying weapons to the RSF group. Norinco, or China North Industries Corporation Group Limited, is a state-owned...

Nigeria#8217;s economy recorded its fastest growth in...

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE #8211; Armed groups launched attacks on four villages in Benue state, central...

Preeclampsia is a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery. It plays a major part in about 16% of the deaths of women in sub-Saharan Africa. And it?s on the rise. The incidence of preeclampsia in Africa jumped by about 20% from 2010 to 2018. Preeclampsia usually occurs in young mothers during their first pregnancy. Girls under the age of 18 are most at risk. The probability that a 15-year-old girl in a developing country will die from complications during pregnancy is one in 150, versus one in 3 800 in developed countries, according to the World Health Organisation. Not only...

Mr Ojulari also said the NNPC has resolved the feud between the NNPC and the Dangote refinery. ......

The court said it would hear the contempt charge against Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged violation of a court order and another one against Mr Akpabio for a similar breach. ......

The latest attacks come as the African Union rejects any interference in the civil war, which has killed over 20,000.

Un responsable de la Croix-Rouge a annoncé que des hommes armés ont tué samedi au moins 23 personnes dans quatre villages de l'État de Benue, situé dans le centre du Nigeria. Des combats y éclatent régulièrement entre éleveurs nomades et agriculteurs.

At least seven people were killed and nine homes collapsed from heavy rains and flooding overnight that swept through the Somali...

At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed and seven others injured by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelling in El-Fasher, the capital of the North Darfur State in western Sudan, the army said on Sunday. ldquo;Rapid Support Forces targeted...

Egypt?s Minister of Agriculture Alaa...

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A group of unknown armed assailants killed at least 12 people and injured 17 others in South Sudan on early Sunday, according to local media. ldquo;The attackers...

Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and Sherif El-Gabaly, Chairperson of the African affairs committee in the House of Representatives, co-chaired a high-level meeting to discuss strategies for expanding Egyptian agricultural investments across Africa. The meeting was also attended by Hesham Hosary, Chairperson of the House?s agriculture...

The planned meeting is coming on the heels of Nigeria's unexpected withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays taking place this weekend in Guangzhou, China. ......

In April 2025, Nigeria's health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress. ......

Heavy rains trigger flooding that damages roads, homes and key infrastructure in Mogadishu.

The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments....

The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments. ......

Now that Libya has become an outright kleptocracy?with billions missing from the public treasury and national politics frozen?the Trump administration may need to throw a sanctions ?grenade? into the mix. Libya is at its lowest point since 2020, when a ceasefire ended the civil war between the UN-recognised government in the west and eastern forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Since then, a series of UN and internationally-backed efforts failed to produce national elections or a unity government, enabling Haftar and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to remain in power with no intention of leaving. Both have pledged to cede power to a new transitional government. However, neither appears intent on...

Africa crypto news: Court in Kenya orders Worldcoin to delete biometric data, CBEX reboots amid scam fears, Nigerian fintech joins Zone blockchain for faster payments. The Worldcoin project faces legal challenges in Kenya after a court ordered the deletion of collected user biometric data. Meanwhile, the controversial crypto exchange CBEX is attempting a reboot, drawing further scrutiny after recent failures. In Nigeria, the Zone blockchain network has partnered with two fintech platforms to enhance payment efficiency. Let?s explore these headlines from the continent this week: Kenya Crypto News: Worldcoin Ordered to Delete Biometric Data A Kenyan court has ordered Worldcoin, the project by...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi confirmed that relations between Cairo and Moscow are strategic, as established...

Russia fully supports Egypt?s plan to rebuild Gaza, Moscow?s Ambassador to Egypt, Georgiy Borisenko, has said,...

AUMISS, IGAD, UNMISS and RJMEC (the Quartet) call on South Sudan's leaders to cease hostilities and urgently resume dialogue to progress R-ARCSS implementation deterioration of the political and security situation across South Sudan. ......

Joseph Aloba claims the discovery of his counsel, Wahab Shittu, will reveal more serious things about the Mohbad case ......

At least seven people, including two women and two children, were killed after relentless overnight downpours flooded Somalia?s capital, Mogadishu, toppling homes, trapping residen ......

A group of UN independent experts has called for the international community to act urgently to help those fleeing conflict in Sudan. The joint statement was made on Thursday in response to reports of severe human rights violations taking place in the Zamzam and Abu Shuk refugee camps in North Darfur. The experts, composed...

At least 21 people were killed and 47 others injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting the prison in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state in southern Sudan, the Sudan Doctors Network said on Saturday. ldquo;This deliberate assault on a civilian facility marks a grave escalation in...