The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has made N$167.3 billion (US$10 billion) available to all member states, including...
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Liberia: Central Bank of Liberia Mandates 1 Percent Coin Payout On All Bank Withdrawals
MONROVIA -- Liberians making cash withdrawals in Liberian dollars will now receive coins whether they want them or not, under a new Central...
Africa: Afreximbank Supports Dangote Group As It Targets U.S.$100 Billion Annual Revenue By 2030
Cairo, Egypt -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is proud to announce that it is supporting Dangote Group, as it seeks to expand its operations...
Liberia: Boakai Calls Emergency Session to Print Money. Here’s What’s Really Going On.
- When a president invokes a rarely used constitutional provision to drag lawmakers back to the Capitol two weeks ahead of the regular...
Nigeria: Bbnaija Winner Imisioluwa Demands Respect From a Netizen Who Shaded Her
Big Brother Naija season 10 winner, Imisioluwa Ayanwale, has demanded respect from a netizen who called her a male-centred...
Nigeria: Nigerian Djs Boycott Burna Boy Songs Nationwide After Alleged Clash With Dj Tunez
Following the fracas between Afrobeat popstar Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, and Disc Jockey, Michael Babatunde Adeyinka, alias DJ Tunez, at...
Nigeria: Former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett Passes Away At 22 After Brave Cancer Battle
The tragic death of Carrie Everett, 22, who was crowned Miss North Carolina in 2024, when she was still studying at North Carolina Central...
Kenya: Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Acquires Paramount Bank in CBK-Approved Deal
Nairobi -- Nigeria's Zenith Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of 100 percent shareholding in Paramount Bank Limited, following regulatory...
Africa: Afreximbank Delivers Strong FY2025 Results – With Total Assets And Contingencies Base Of Us$48.5 Billion
Forward-Looking...
Liberia: A New Era for Agriculture – Liberia, Jigawa State Unite for Rice Sector Growth
Monrovia -- The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday hosted His Excellency Umar Namadi, Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Nigeria, in what officials described as...
Liberia: Senator Brown Commissions Final Two Projects, Total Investment Reaches U.S.$161,342
Harper -- On Wednesday, April 8, Maryland County Senator J. Gble-bo Brown commissioned the final two projects under his recent development initiatives, bringing the...
Nigeria: Burna Boy’s Music Ban Rumours False, Misleading, Says Djan
The Deejays Association of Nigeria, DJAN, has denied reports that it banned Burna Boy's music from playlists following a recent physical altercation between him...
Namibia: Namibia Turns to Norway for Oil and Gas Support
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has requested technical support from Norway's government in developing the country's oil and gas...
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction in Action – What PMI’s 2025 Value Report Signals for Low and MiddleIncome Countries
As low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of smoking-related disease, access to pragmatic, evidence-based harm reduction solutions is becoming...
Tanzania: MPs Push for Fuel Tax Relief
Dodoma -- MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have urged the government to slash some levies on fuel imports as part of measures to control...
Kenya: Seven in 10 Women Face Repeated Sextortion While Seeking Public Services – Study
Nairobi -- Nearly three-quarters of female service seekers in Kenya report facing repeated demands for sexual favours while accessing public services, a newly...
Ghana: Heath Goldfields Seals $2.8bn Trafigura Deal At Bogoso-Prestea
A 700,000-ounce offtake agreement and $65 million in debt financing signal the full-scale revival of the Bogoso-Prestea mine, putting Ghanaian-owned mining firmly on...
Kenya: CBK Holds Rate At 8.75pc Amid Middle East Conflict Risks
Nairobi -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 8.75 percent, citing rising global risks linked...
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Intensifies Engagement On Grievance Management in Communities
The ArcelorMittal Liberia has scaled up outreach activities to help communities better understand and use AML's official grievance management procedure. The recent engagement was...
Liberia: Stakeholders Question Tourism Authority’s License Fee Structure, Agency Defends Decision
Monrovia -- The Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA) is facing mounting criticism from stakeholders following its announcement of new annual license fees for tourism...
Liberia: CBL Defends Planned Banknote Printing As Boakai Recalls Legislature, Mixed Reactions Trail Move – Bank Cites Replacement Needs, Economic Growth
Monrovia -- The Central Bank of Liberia has defended its plan to print additional Liberian dollar banknotes as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai recalls the...
Liberia: Nasscorp Cites Funding Gap for Welfare Rollout
The National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) has acknowledged that it is still unable to roll out the long-promised welfare component of...
Liberia: Liberia Upgrades Airport Safety Systems
The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has taken a significant step toward modernizing Liberia's aviation infrastructure with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art fire truck...
Liberia: CBL Justifies Govt Quest to Print New Banknotes
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has mounted a robust justification of its plan to print additional Liberian dollar banknotes, arguing that the...
Namibia: Namibian Swimmers Win 22 Medals
Namibian swimmers won a total of 22 medals at the South Africa Level 2 Gala in Germiston last...
Nigeria: Electricity – Niso Cuts Transmission Losses to 7.05 Percent, Pushes Grid Stability Reforms
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), Abdu Mohammed Bello, has disclosed that transmission losses on the national grid have dropped...
Rwanda: From Division to Unity – Sports At the Heart of Rwanda’s Reconciliation
Thirty-two years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda's recovery stands as one of the most remarkable stories of resilience in modern...
Nigeria: Nigerian Airline Joins Global Ticketing Network, Eyes Wider Reach
The move enables the airline to partner with global carriers and expand travel options for...
Somalia: Somalia Receives Turkish Drilling Vessel As Offshore Oil Plans Advance
Mogadishu -- Somalia's offshore oil ambitions took a step forward Thursday as the drilling vessel ÇaÄŸri Bey arrived off the coast of the capital...
Nigeria: Blind Nigerian Sambists Set for Landmark Appearance At World Cup in Armenia
The competition, scheduled for April 11-12, marks the first time Africa will present female blind sambists at a world title...