Sudan Named to Have World’s Worst Case Ruling For Women’s Rights
The death sentence for a 19-year-old girl in Sudan who murdered her husband after he tried to rape her was named on Tuesday as the world’s worst…
Africa Scrabble Championship: Nigeria’s Moses Peter is 2018 Winner, 10 Other Nigerians Make Top 40 List
Moses Peter, the captain of Nigeria’s senior scrabble team, on Sunday emerged the 2018 African scrabble champion at the 13th African Scrabble Championship in Kiriyangi, Kenya. The team’s coach, Anthony Ikolo,…
BREXIT: Britain’s CDC to Invest Up to $4.5 Billion Across Africa Over the Next Four Years As it Prepares to Exit the EU
British development finance agency CDC Group plans to invest up to $4.5 billion across Africa over the next four years to boost ties with the continent, its…
Zee Collaborates with Nigerian, Ghanaian Channels for Drama Co-Production
India’s Zee collaborates with Nigerian agency MACE and two Ghanaian channels for a local version of a major drama, Deceptive Measures (Pavitra Rishta); one of the…
African Fishing Communities Face ‘Extinction’ as Blue Economy Grows… $42 Billion Lost yearly to Illegal Fishing- Experts
By: Kevin Mwanza Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline are at a greater risk of extinction as countries eye oceans for tourism, industrial fishing and exploration revenue…
Nigeria’s Farmcrowdy, Kobo360, 12 Others, Win Big at AppsAfrica Award, 2018
Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners have been announced at the annual Awards party in Cape Town South Africa. Now in its fourth year, the Awards celebrate the best…
Nigerian Millennials Fuel Domestic Tourism
By: Seun Sanni, Nneka Chike Deola Akeju stood under the gushing waterfalls of Ikogosi in western Nigeria, laughing with her friends and other travelers as they explored…
AfDB Approves US$40 Million Third Equity Investment in AIIF3
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved its third equity investment of US$40 million in Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund (AIIF3), a closed-ended…
Counter Terrorism Operations: US to Withdraw Troops in Africa…Shifts Focus to China, Russia
US Troop The U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counter terrorism operations in Africa over the next several years to support the Pentagon’s…
Trade Relations: Nigeria Among Iran’s Top African Trade Partners…As Iran’s Trade Increased by 23 Per cent
A senior Iranian trade official announced that the value of trade between Iran and African countries increased by 23 per cent in the past Iranian calendar year…