Africa anti-corruption day: President Buhari calls for operationalisation of common position on assets recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African leaders to ensure the immediate actualization of the Common African Position on Assets Recovery (CAPAR), as the continent celebrates Anti-Corruption Day, July 11, 2020….
WHO appoints Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as COVID-19 Special Envoy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday named former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. She…
Coronavirus: South Africa sends testing teams into townships to contain spread
The South African government is sending testing teams to the country’s townships as it ramps up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on…
Coronavirus: Algeria to suspend travel with Europe, Africa
Algeria will suspend all sea and air travel between it and Europe from Thursday over the coronavirus, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said in a statement. Algeria will also suspend flights…
African countries not being led into debt trap, we’re ever mindful of our colonial history – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday refuted allegations that a number of countries in Africa are being led into a debt trap as they take up loans to fund a…
Three Nigerians injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has…
Jacob Zuma to stand trial on corruption charges
South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2 billion arms deal after a high court on Friday denied him a permanent stay…
Ramaphosa to Buhari: No more fight with Nigerians; South Africa has more to lose
President Muhammadu Buhari  and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have resolved to make both nations home to each other’s nationals, with Ramaphosa saying South Africa has more to lose…
South Africa, Nigeria mend relations, sign trade deals
South Africa and Nigeria signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s…
Buhari calls for protection of Nigerians, foreigners living in South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday began a visit to South Africa with a call for the protection of Nigerians and other foreign nationals living in the country. Buhari condemned the…