AFRICA
-
Energy transition: Africa should leverage on its gas reserves – NGA scribe
An energy expert, Mr Odianosen Masade, has urged the African continent to adopt a diversified approach to the energy transition quest and leverage on ... -
JUST IN: Kenya declares William Ruto winner of presidential election
Kenya’s electoral commission has announced the country’s vice president, William Ruto as the winner of the presidential election, reports on Monday say. The result ... -
‘Africa will decide its energy future’ – Obasanjo
Former Nigeria’s president Olusegun Obasanjo says African countries cannot be beholden to the unrealistic ideals of the Global North for an exclusively renewables-driven economy ... -
Massive protest forces Sierra Leonean govt to declare nationwide curfew
Sierra Leone declared a nationwide curfew Wednesday following a massive protest in the West African country. Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh made the announcement ... -
VIEWPOINT: Old scars, new hopes as Kenya votes, holds its breath, By Ayenat Mersie
One inked fingernail and old burn scars: the story of Kenya’s past election traumas and current hopes is written on the skin of Philip ... -
Consortium to buy South Africa hospitals firm Mediclinic for $4.49bn
South Africa’s Remgro Ltd said on Thursday it will buy hospital chain operator Mediclinic International in a consortium with Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping for ... -
Kenya: Bus plunges into river, kills 33
A bus Sunday evening in Central Kenya, plunged into a river killing 33 people in Central Kenya, officials said on Monday. Passengers in the ... -
ADB approves $73.5m to boost food production in Tanzania
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved $73.5 million to finance a program that will boost Tanzania’s food ... -
ADB, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, World Wide Fund host dialogue on green economy in Mozambique
The African Development Bank, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have hosted a dialogue to revalidate Mozambique’s ... -
ADB grants South Sudan $8.1m to support food production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $8.1 million to South Sudan to fund its Emergency ...
