Africa

Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund, IMF, 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries. Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked Nigeria among the first 26 countries in the world in the same position with an average 442,976 million U.S. dollars. Countries are sorted …

Only God can effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday. The president painted the seemingly hopeless situation in the State House while hosting former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, who chairs ECOWAS Election Mission to Niger Republic. A statement by the president’s media adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, …

The United States (U.S.) on Thursday condemned the abduction of hundreds of children by gunmen from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, on Dec. 11 and urged the government to hold those responsible accountable ” to the full extent of the law”. The U.S. Department of State condemned the abduction in …

Nigerian gallant troops of 28 Task Force Brigade of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram Terrorists that attempted to attack Askira Uba in Borno State. The terrorists were suspected to have come from Sambisa Forest, mounted on over 15 gun trucks and approached the …

The 2020 African Economic Conference ended on an upbeat note on Thursday as the continent’s policymakers, leading researchers, economists and other experts called for a united approach to beating the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting called on the private sector to take up the opportunity to fill the gap in declining …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the 2020 presidential election in Ghana, defeating his closest challenger and former president John Mahama by polling 6,730,413 votes (51.59 per cent). Mr Mahama, who contested on the platform of the National Democratic Congress, got 6,240,889 votes (47.36 per cent). Mr Akufo-Addo, who contested on the platform of …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said “now that the message has sunk in with our neighbours, we are looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible.” The President gave the hint at a meeting behind closed doors with the nation’s 36 state governors on the security challenges across the …

United States President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, a retired General, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defence secretary, two people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Mr Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defence, was a surprise …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has entreated Ghanaians turn out in their numbers and vote in Monday’s general election. The country goes to the polls for the eight time in its fourth Republican dispensation to elect a president and 275 legislators who will manage the affairs of the nation for …

The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump has issued a new temporary rule for African tourists. US News quoting Reuters reported that the new rule could require tourist and business travelers from two dozen countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit …