Nigeria's clean energy transition is gaining momentum with Solad Power Group's successful sale of its first International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs), marking a...
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A Kenyan government minister has travelled to Russia to address reports of illegal recruitment of Kenyan citizens into foreign military service, raising diplomatic...
Togo has requested an increase in electricity supply from Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen energy access and support economic activities within...
Kenya’s Court of Appeal struck down criminal penalties for publishing “false information” online, a decision that weakens a cybercrime law rights groups say...
Ghana has closed its Premium Passport Application Centers in Accra and Kumasi, redirecting all applicants to standard regional offices across the country. The...
Algeria has reached a major milestone in its national broadband rollout, with three million households now connected to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services. The announcement...
Kenya will begin rolling out a revolutionary new HIV-prevention drug in March, offering near-complete protection with just two shots a year. The move...
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and Angolan Minister of External Relations, Téte António, signed the agreements on the sidelines of the...
Italy has proposed allowing African countries to temporarily suspend debt repayments when they are hit by extreme climate events. This is as concerns...
Libya granted several foreign companies new oil exploration and production licences for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday, after more than...
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has retained its benchmark Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 9.75%, maintaining its accommodative monetary policy stance amid a...
President John Mahama of Ghana has recalled the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, over alleged links to electoral malpractices in the...
Ghana and Zambia have agreed to remove visa requirements for each other’s citizens, a move that signals a renewed push for closer African...
Kenya’s central bank has warned that using banknotes to create floral-style bouquets is illegal and could lead to a prison sentence. The trend,...
The South African authorities have disconnected electricity supply to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria over unpaid utility bills. The development was confirmed...
Burkina Faso’s military government dissolved all political parties on Thursday, whose activities had been suspended since the military rulers seized power in 2022....
South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out within 72 hours, a move...
The Confederation of African Football has imposed a total of $930,000 on Morocco and Senegal for the chaotic scene at the 2025 Nations...
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence...
A South African court has rejected an attempt by the country’s heritage authority to stop the sale and export of items linked to...
