Hundreds of people demonstrated in the capital of the Central African Republic on Friday against fuel price hikes and demanded the release of organisers of a previous day of protest. The country is one of the poorest in the world and has seen higher prices at the pump since the start of last month. Demonstrators […]
Following a meeting between the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lincoln Downer, Nigeria and Jamaica are set to strengthen bilateral aviation relations as both countries move closer to concluding and signing their reviewed Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA. Disclosing details of the meeting in a […]
The 2026 African Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, with 10 players nominated for the prestigious individual honour. The organisers confirmed Lagos as the venue as the continent prepares to celebrate some of its outstanding footballers over the past year. Ivory Coast international Amad Diallo and DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened regional meetings in Accra, Ghana, to advance discussions on remuneration for private copying and the return of cultural property to countries of origin. The meetings, held from November 3 to 5, brought together stakeholders to review a study on private copying remuneration and consider measures […]
A Kenyan court has sentenced a doomsday cult leader, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after ordering his followers to starve to death in the belief that they would meet Jesus, BBC reports. Mackenzie was convicted in October alongside 28 co-defendants over the killings linked to his […]
Nigeria and other West African countries are under pressure to advance regional electricity integration as ECOWAS reviews efforts to establish a cross-border power market and strengthen electricity exchanges among member states. The development comes as the West African Power Pool (WAPP) prepares for its 21st General Assembly in Conakry, Guinea, on November 6 and 7, […]
Thick cables snaked along footpaths in a township outside South Africa’s wealthiest city, Johannesburg, where 180 households have relied on illegal electricity connections for more than 20 years. Angry about the authorities’ failure to get them properly connected to the grid, residents have resolved to turn their backs on their ANC-led municipality at the November […]
Five Nigerians based in South Africa who were extradited to the United States on September 11 over alleged wire fraud and money laundering offences could face a combined maximum of up to 100 years in prison if convicted on the conspiracy charges against them. The five men were scheduled to appear before US District Judge […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the rising spate of banditry, kidnappings and abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria, expressing solidarity with the country as the regional bloc moves to activate a counterterrorism force expected to achieve full operational capability by July 2027. Meeting at the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the appointment of new persons to fill its strategic statutory positions and specialised institutions from 2026 to 2030. This is contained in a communique on Tuesday at the end of the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in […]
