President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara has called for stronger intra-African trade and continued efforts to process raw materials locally. Ouattara made the call at the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum 2025 in Abidjan. “We must now work to strengthen intra‑African trade by continuing our efforts toContinue Reading
In line with Egypt’s national strategy to advance dental healthcare and promote public health, the Ministry of Health and Population has announced the successful training of 13,555 dental interns across all governorates in 2024. The initiative covered multiple key disciplines, including oral and maxillofacial surgery, conservative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology,Continue Reading
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised Türkiye’s significant role in Istanbul peace talks aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, saying Turkish President Erdogan is “an amazing leader within NATO and really respected by the colleagues.” “I think there is this window of opportunity this week, but also in the next 10Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Liang Junyan, a researcher at the Institute of History Studies of China Tibetology Research Center, has assessed long-standing views on Xizang’s human rights, challenging the mainstream portrayal of the region. This analysis comes at a time when “pro-Xizang independence” films have debuted worldwide, withContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has commended outgoing President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina’s efforts to strengthen the bank’s role and provide crucial funding to advance development goals across Africa. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said that El-Sisi, at aContinue Reading
By Chinenye Offor Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, says the United Kingdom (UK) sees growing opportunities in doing business in Nigeria. Montgomery made this known during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference, themed “Driving Sustainable Trade and Investment.” He notedContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by its Ivorian employee, Ms. Mariame Kone-Toure, seeking to terminate the appointment of her Gambian colleague, Ama Savage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kone-Toure had served in an acting capacity from Feb. 2023, asContinue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Saudi Arabia, has conducted 21,000 free sight-restoring surgeries in Nigeria since 2019. Mr Mohammed Al-Sahabi, the Project’s Communications Officer, stated this during an eye treatment outreach organised by KSrelief in Potiskum, Yobe on Tuesday. He said the centreContinue Reading
Russia on Wednesday proposed to create the Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism to strengthen cooperation between states and the private sector at the BRICS working group meeting. Nikita Kondratiev, Director of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development made the announcement on the ministry’s website.Continue Reading
British King Charles is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from July 8-10, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his wife Brigitte Macron would stay at Windsor Castle and will be feted with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire royalContinue Reading
