South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) underground. This came following a siege in a crackdown on illegal mining and authorities said unknown numbers of men are still feared trapped. The siege began in August at the mine in…
Continental stakeholders under the aegis of African parliamentarians, civil society organisations (CSOs), health experts, and development partners have pledged to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 through collaboration. They made the pledge at the 5th Africa TB Summit on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was hosted by the…
Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has activated the state chapters for indigenes living in Some African and Asian countries to engage them in the policies and programmes of his administration. Dr Favour Obakoro, the State Ambassador, Senior Special Assistant on Morals and Diaspora to the Governor, disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in…
By Taiye Olayemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The ancient Sungbo Eredo monument is tucked away in the lush greenery of the Ijebu-Ode forest in Ogun through to Ilara-Epe, the ancient kingdom situated in Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. This sacred site is the largest monument in Africa spanning 160 kilometres and…
Former Government of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama, on his victory in the country’s recent general elections. This is contained in a statement by the Head, Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, on Sunday in Abuja. Fayemi also commended Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the incumbent New…
The West African Power Pool (WAPP), has called for collaborative efforts across ECOWAS member states to pool resources together to advance a competitive regional electricity market. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Mbah said that Mr Mamadou Coulibaly, the…
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says African School of Governance (ASG) will carry the aspirations of the African continent. Kagame said the institution was founded with the expectation that, through its teaching, research and advocacy, something convincing and capable of changing the lives of Africans would emerge. In a statement, ASG Foundation said that Kagame emphasised…
African countries are grappling with hurdles that impede sustainable development in the face of pressing challenges. Dr Eric Ogunleye, Director of the African Development Institute, said this on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Gaborone, Botswana. Ogunleye named some of the challenges faced by nations on the continent to include…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says 40 per cent of African nations are in debt distress or at high risk, with most spending more on debt interest payments than on critical sectors. Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist at the ECA, said this at the ongoing 2024 African Economic Conference…
Putin said Russia could help countries with “sustainable development, the struggle against terrorism and extremism. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised Moscow’s “total support” for Africa, at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia. “Our country will continue to provide total support to our African friends in different sectors,” Putin said…
