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IGAD urges member states to honour 10 per cent agriculture budget pledge
Dignitaries led by Dr. Mohi Tahomi, IGAD Director Cooperation and Regional Integration Division and IGAD's Food System Resilience Project Coordinator, Dr. Senait Regassa during RAIP validation event on Monday. [Courtesy] The Intergovernmental...

Lions to face Equatorial Guinea today in friendly
The Indomitable Lions, who are currently ranked 50th of the FIFA ranking are poised for a win against their border neighbors who are the 92nd best nation in the world. The clash comes barely three days after the five-time African champions...

Families relieved after SA engineers freed from prison
Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter were arrested in February 2023 after authorities in that country claimed drugs were found in their luggage. The families have, for the last two years, been fighting for their release. Last year, the United Nations...

Free after 2 years in foreign prison: SA engineers back on home soil
After enduring more than two harrowing years behind bars in Equatorial Guinea, Frik Potgieter, from George, and Langebaan resident Peter Huxham have finally returned to South African soil. The two men, who were detained in Equatorial Guinea on 9...

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Upstream E&P Track To Foster Dialogue And Deals Amid African Exploration Surge
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Amid Africa's ongoing exploration and production surge, this year's African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference will host a dedicated Upstream E&P Track. The track - taking place as part of...

Shipping line hikes charges on Asia–W’Africa route cargoes
Effective June 15, CMA CGM Shipping Lines will commence the collection of a $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge per twenty-foot equivalent unit of containers on West African-bound cargoes, including Nigerian cargoes coming from Asia. The company, in a...

Emulating Norway’s Triumph: How Ghana Can Transform the Eban...
On July 3, 2025, Ghana marked a historic milestone with the Declaration of Commerciality for the Eban-Akoma oil and gas discoveries in the Cape Three Points Block 4 (CTP-B4). This breakthrough, confirmed by the Ministry of Energy and Green...

NOV Delegation Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Push In African Energy Projects
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- A high-level delegation from global energy services company NOV has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking...

BRICS summit in Brazil to champion multilateralism amid trade tensions
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of nations are gathering in Brazil for a summit overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies, with the bloc aiming to present itself as a defender of multilateralism. The leaders,...

African Leaders to Convene in Malabo to Accelerate Continental Integration
Top African policymakers and business leaders will gather in Equatorial Guinea’s capital next month for a high-level summit aimed at advancing economic mobility and regional connectivity. The Malabo Leaders’ Breakfast, scheduled for July 13 under...

Deputy Minister of Energy courts Canadian investors for Ghana's Petroleum Hub project
In fulfilment of his earlier pledge to champion the Petroleum Hub project, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, showcased the initiative to Canadian investors as a prime example of Africa’s commitment to...

Kosmos Energy (KOS): Among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week
The share price of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) surged by 18.75% between June 5 and June 12, 2025, putting it among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week. Let’s shed some light on the development. Kosmos Energy (KOS): Among the Energy...

WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons eye bright start against Tunisia, get shirt numbers
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will kick off their campaign for a record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title this evening against Tunisia, as ‘Mission X’ officially gets underway at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca. The...

Nigerian importers hit with $1,200 shipping surcharge on asian cargo
By Steve Agbota A Shipping firm, CMA CGM, has slammed $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), on Nigerian shippers to transport their dry cargo from Asia to ports in Apapa, Lekki and other locations across the...

The Queens who left riveting legacy at past WAfCON finals
* 2004–Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria); 2006–Portia Modise (South Africa); 2008–Genoveva Añonma (Equatorial Guinea); 2010–Stella Mbachu (Nigeria); 2012-Genoveva Añonma (Equatorial Guinea); 2014: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria); 2016–Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné...

Public private partnerships can help close Africa’s infrastructure deficit
There is a consensus that Africa can increase economic growth by making significant investments in connecting infrastructure. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP) There is a consensus that Africa can increase economic growth by making significant...

Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...

2024 WAFCON: Dates and how to watch the action in Morocco
The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), formerly the African Women’s Championship, will get underway on Saturday, July 5th, in Morocco with South Africa’s Banyana Banyana seeking to defend the title they won in the last edition. A total of 12...

CPC commemorates Chocolate Day with interschool competition
By Laudia Sawer, Tema, July 04, GNA – The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has observed this year’s World Chocolate Day with a maiden ‘Alltime Inter-School Competition’ to create awareness of the importance of cocoa to the total health of humans....

Navigating Multipolarity: Africa’s Path to Sovereignty
By Christopher Zambakari, In the heart of Africa, a revolution is unfolding. Not one of military violence, but one of recognition and changing perspectives. As the world shifts toward multipolarity, the continent dubbed at the beginning of the...