By Mercy Omoike The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has appointed Dr Cassiel Forson, as the new Chairman. The appointment was made during the bank’s 23rd Ordinary Session held on April 14, in Banjul, The Gambia. Forson, the current Minister of Finance of the Republic of Ghana,Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala China says it is ready to work with Africa to oppose hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism while advancing the collective rights of the Global South. Xue Bing, China’s Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs, made this known during a seminar hosted by China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)Continue Reading
The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, ahead of a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions. Britain said the conference aimed to improve the coherence of the international response to the crisis, although Sudan’s government criticisedContinue Reading
The International Monetary Fund and Ghana’s Government have reached a staff-level agreement on a fourth review of its three-billion-dollar loan programme. The deal will unlock another 370 million dollars on completion by the Fund’s Executive Board. The gold, oil, and cocoa-producing nation is recovering from its most severe economic crisisContinue Reading
Reparations By Cecilia Ologunagba The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent has opened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session is focusing on the challenges of reparations and the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the development of people of AfricanContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has called for a transparent investigation into the death of Dr Francis Idika, a Medical Manager at the Vryheid Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. NUSA made the call in a statement on Monday after its officials visited the widow of the deceasedContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on member states to strengthen their cooperation through the ECOWAS Common Investment Market (ECIM) and attract foreign investment. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, made this known at a meeting of the ECIMContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, says it is committed to working with the Federal Government of Nigeria for effective implementation of Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD) across West Africa. Ms Elsie Attafuah, the UNDP Resident Representative, Nigeria, said this during a High-Level briefing with the MinisterContinue Reading
By Kamal Tayo Oropo The U.S.-China tariff war may now be casting a shadow over Hollywood, according to He Beiping, a Chinese journalist based in Nigeria. Beiping’s opinion is contained in a piece made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Beiping expressed concerns about China’sContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo Mr Smart Nwobi, the newly inaugurated President of the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), says the body will remain the voice of Nigerians in that country. Nwobi said this in Sandton, Johannesburg, at the inauguration of new executives of NUSA The News Agency ofContinue Reading
