Former President Jonathan hosts leaders of 15 Gambian political parties in Abuja over new Constitution
In continuation of his effort to assist with facilitating a conversation towards a consensus on the making of a new constitution for The Gambia, former...
Buhari thanks Chad for security “back-up” in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Republic of Chad for what he calls the effective “security back-up” given to Nigeria in fighting against Boko Haram/Islamic...
Africa’s first Super Energy Service Company in Morocco gets $965,000 grant boost from AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa
The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a $965,000 grant to Morocco’s Société d’Ingénierie Energétique (SIE), to support its transition...
African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group – on Tuesday...
International Maritime Organization to convene security working group on actions to combat Piracy in Gulf of Guinea
By Mike Schuler, qCaptain The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene a maritime security working group in response to the growing number of pirate attacks...
IFAD signs US$180.4 million agreement to boost development and resilience of rural populations in 6 Sahel region countries
About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new joint programme, the first of its kind, the International Fund for...
Turkey on Friday announced the release of 15 sailors kidnapped on a cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria. The crew were kidnapped onboard the...
Angola legalises same-sex marriage as US continues push for LGBTQ rights worldwide
Angola has legalised same-sex marriage 133 years after the proscription of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in the country. The country’s parliamentarians...
Angola has legalised same-sex marriage 133 years after the proscription of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in the country. The country’s parliamentarians...