The Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, January 28, was briefed on the integrated Labour Management Information System (LMIS), a platform designed to support evidence-based...
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Liberia: Liberian Football Experiences Record-Breaking Transfer Growth
The landscape of Liberian football has shifted into high gear. According to the 2025 FIFA Global Transfer Report, released Wednesday, January 28, 2026,...
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Liberia: Twayen Stands His Ground As Senate Backs AML Deal
Liberia's Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives to ratify the Third Amendment to the ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA),...
Nigeria: Transparency, Financial, Technical Capacity Prerequisites for 2025 Oil Block Bidders…Nuprc
The 2025 licensing bid round will be guided by transparency, as only applicants with financial and technical know-how will qualify for the critical stage...
Nigeria: 250 Youths Benefit From NCDMB, Jake Riley Empowerment Scheme
Not less than 250 youths have become beneficiaries of the digital and sustainable empowerment programme sponsored by Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB),...
Nigeria: How Ai Stories Quietly Took Over My Screen – – and What It Means for Kannywood
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Liberia: Health Workers Storm Health Ministry Over Pay
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Nigeria: Fela Becomes First African to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti is set to receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards, nearly three decades after his...
South Africa: January Food Prices Rise Again After December Dip
The average household food basket rose by R67.99 in January showing prices increased again after a brief dip in December. Households now...
Liberia: Rep. Kpoto Faces Backlash for ‘Shielding’ Health Minister During Payroll Probe
Monrovia -- Lofa County Electoral District #2 Representative Momo Siafa Kpoto came under sharp criticism from his colleagues on Thursday after openly defending Health...
West Africa: Ecowas Bloc Hits 4.6% Growth Amid Global Economic Headwinds – President
ECOWAS President Dr Omar Touray says the bloc recorded 4.6 per cent economic growth in 2025, in spite of global economic challenges, and envisages...
Liberia: Cornelia Kruah Faces Senate Confirmation Nomination to Lead Liberia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports
Monrovia -- President Joseph Boakai's nominee for Minister of Youth and Sports, Attorney Cornelia W. Kruah, will face the Senate on Today Friday, Jan....
Kenya: Treasury Defers New Eurobond Issue After Easing Debt Pressure
Nairobi -- Kenya has shifted its external debt strategy to focus on bond maturities beyond 2030 after successfully easing pressure from near-term commercial...
Kenya: No Evidence for X Post’s Claim That US Ordered Kenya to End a Trade Deal With China
No evidence for X post's claim that US ordered Kenya to end a trade deal with...
Nigeria: FCTA Workers Resume Strike As Wike Warns Appeal Doesn’t Halt Court Ruling
Abuja -- Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, under the Joint Union Action Committee, JUAC, yesterday resumed the indefinite strike they began...
Nigeria: Faan Deploys 30 Electric Vehicles At Abuja Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday launched 30 electric vehicles aimed at boosting intra-city transportation across Abuja...
Liberia: Boakai Launches Justice Complex Project
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has broken ground for the construction of a permanent Justice Complex on Capitol Hill, a move aimed at saving...
Liberia: Govt Struggles to Defend 70k Jobs Claim
Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia is facing growing difficulty defending President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's claim that his administration has created 70,000 jobs,...
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Expands Rural Roads and Essential Services to Boost Market Access
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's government is scaling up investments in rural roads and essential services to better connect farmers with local and regional markets,...
Nigeria: Nollywood Actress Angela Okorie Remanded Over Alleged Cyber Offences
Nollywood actress and singer Angela Okorie is currently held at Suleja Correctional Centre after an Abuja court arraigned her over alleged cyber-related...
Nigeria: TCN Seeks Govt’s Intervention On 624mw Abuja Transmission
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the federal government to intervene in the delay over the completion of the 624MW...
South Africa: Reserve Bank Keeps Repo Rate At 6.75 Percent
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at...
Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique Cuts Interest Rate
Maputo -- Note to subscribers: this replaces an earlier story on the interest cut, which contained...
Mozambique: Severe Weather Affects Sasol’s Mozambique Operations but Gas Supplies Remain Uninterrupted
Heavy rains in Mozambique have disrupted Sasol's condensate transport and forced a temporary reduction in gas production, but the company says supplies to...
South Africa: EC Farmers Fear a Second Wave of FMD Amid Struggle to Contain Rapid Spread
A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees,...
South Africa: Who Killed the SA Film and Television Industry? Spoiler Alert – – the Government
An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department...
South Africa: Swimming SA Under Investigation Over Franschhoek High Performance Centre Debacle
A decade of talk, five years of building and nothing to show for it as Franschhoek High School, where Swimming SA's High Performance...
South Africa: Why the Rand Exchange Rate Matters
The Reserve Bank points out that inflation is lower thanks to the strength of the...
Nigeria: My Role in $6.23m Cash Withdrawal From CBN Vault During Emefiele’s Tenure – Official
The prosecution witness, who is a CBN official, narrated the roles he played in facilitating the suspicious withdrawal of $6.23 million cash from...