Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe, considered one of the country’s most popular politicians, has announced that he plans to run in the 2027 presidential elections. Philippe, who served as current President Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister from 2017-2020, made the widely expected announcement on Wednesday, local media reported. In a survey by the polling…
Burnley secured automatic promotion to the Premier League with seven games to spare after a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough ensured Vincent Kompany’s side will finish in the second-tier Championship’s top two. Burnley returned to the Premier League after one season, having been relegated on the final day of the 2021-22 campaign, in which they…
Two lionesses rescued from conflict zones in Ukraine are to find a new home in a Scottish zoo. The five sisters zoo near the village of Polbeth is preparing to welcome Luna and Plusza, who were evacuated from an area affected by heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine in 2022. They were initially sheltered in Kyiv…
China has threatened Canada with countermeasures after Ottawa announced on Monday that it will levy a 100 per cent tariff on imports of electric cars from China starting on October 1. “China will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,“ the Chinese embassy in Canada said in a…
The China Development Bank is now the financier for the $22.7bn Kaduna – Kano Rail Project in North Western Nigeria. The project was initially meant to be funded by the China Exim Bank which later rescinded its decision to provide the funds. But the Senate in its resolution on Tuesday approved the engagement…
The Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, said his country would continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, saying, the international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza. The Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly that after almost a…
For several years, the US government has been providing its allies, particularly those within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand), with information and communication technologies that may pose significant risks due to the likelihood of embedded software and hardware backdoors and malware that could facilitate unauthorized access to…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a Term Sheet with Mediwood Studios, securing a US$3 million facility to support the expansion of the Tunisian studio’s operations. The agreement, formalised on the sidelines of the recently concluded Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024, aims to position Tunisia as a premier filmmaking destination within the…
Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds from a smartphone app. The images generated by tools…
The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), says it is intensifying efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production in the region. Prof. Benjamin Ubi, Regional Coordinator of WECAWheat, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the Second Regional Summit on Wheat Production in West Central Africa would…
