Africa

How Russia forged closer ties with Africa

Russia has been expanding its influence in Africa in recent years and after the invasion of Ukraine, it will be…

3 years ago

Dangote maintains rank as Forbes’ richest man in Africa

Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according…

3 years ago

Dangote Refinery to reduce Africa’s petroleum importation by 36%, says APPO

African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) has said that the establishment of Dangote Oil Refinery will bring about a 36 per cent…

3 years ago

Africa’s Richest Man, Dangote, Loses Brother

The vice president of Dangote Group and owner of Dansa Agro-allied Limited, Alhaji Sani Dangote, is dead. He was a…

3 years ago

Coups: ECOWAS sanctions Guinea, Mali …seeks UN, EU, AU, support …says coup unacceptable in Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), African Union (AU)…

3 years ago

86% of COVID-19 infections in Africa go unnoticed – WHO

About 86 per cent of all coronavirus infections in Africa go unnoticed, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday. The…

3 years ago

Google Plans $1bn Investment To Support Digital Transformation In Africa

The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable internet access for more Africans; building helpful products; supporting entrepreneurship and small business…

3 years ago

African economies lost $190bn to COVID-19, says AfDB

President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the economy of Africa has lost over…

4 years ago

11 African countries to get World Bank’s $5bn investment

The World Bank says it will invest over $5bn in the next five years to restore degraded landscapes, improve agricultural…

4 years ago

Low COVID-19 cases, deaths in Africa surprise Bill Gates

Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has expressed surprise about the low cases…

4 years ago