By Sarafina Christopher Mr Zhou Hongyou, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, says young people remain central to strengthening China-Africa cooperation through innovation, cultural exchange and practical partnerships. Zhou said this on Monday during the China-Nigeria Youth Exchange Seminar on “China-Africa Community with a Shared Future,” organised by theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Senegalese government has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current Minister of the Armed Forces as its candidate for the position of ECOWAS President. Diop’s nomination is contained in a statement issued by Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs andContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Experts have said that stronger and more integrated financial systems are essential to mobilising development finance and accelerating Africa’s economic transformation. The experts spoke at a high-level knowledge event at the just concluded African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic ofContinue Reading
Weather By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the world is heading into another period of dangerous heat in the next five years. WMO, in a report released on Thursday warned that the world would experience certain global temperatures over the next five years that would stay “at orContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The recent state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China has drawn global attention not only because of the strategic importance of relations between the world’s two largest economies, but also because of what the renewed engagement could mean for Africa and the evolving global order.Continue Reading
The International Security Forum, held under the auspices of the Security Council of Russia, has opened in the Moscow Region. TV BRICS is serving as the international media partner of the event. More than 140 foreign delegations from over 120 countries are taking part in the forum, including nations fromContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Nigeria has signed a partnership agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to modernise aviation infrastructure, improve regional connectivity and strengthen airline competitiveness across Africa. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank( AfDB) Group in Brazzaville onContinue Reading
New challenges and joint measures to counter cyber threats were discussed at the session “International Cooperation on Information Security” during the International Security Forum, which is taking place in the Moscow Region. Representatives of Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe delivered presentations. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of RussiaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has warned that Africa’s trade finance gap could exceed 100 billion dollars again if rising geo-,political tensions and disruptions to global trade and supply chains persist. The warning is contained in the bank’s fifth Trade Finance Report presented on the sidelinesContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help tackle the Ebola outbreak. WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus made the call on Thursday in his message to the people of DRC posted on the agency’sContinue Reading
