Microsoft has unveiled a $1 million plan to train one million Nigerians in AI and digital skills over the next two years, partnering […]
Category: African News
AfDB Predicts Stronger Growth for the African Economy in 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has forecasted a 4.1% growth rate for Africa in 2025, up from the 3.2% recorded in 2024. According […]
Russia’s Lavrov Arrives in South Africa for G20 Meeting
A G20 foreign ministers’ meeting is underway in Johannesburg, but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is notably absent. Instead, the US will […]
Global Leaders Convene For Finance In Common Summit: Advancing Sustainable Development And Economic Resilience
The Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) Secretariat, in collaboration with co-hosts the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), […]
Limpopo Business Awards To Recognise SMMEs Transforming The Province’s Economy
All roads will lead to Limpopo on 2 April 2025 where the province is set to honour its dynamic Small, Micro and Medium-Sized […]
Netherlands Agrees to Return Over 100 Benin Bronzes in Landmark Repatriation
The Netherlands has announced that it will return 119 Benin Bronzes—stolen by British troops in 1897—to Nigeria, marking the largest-ever repatriation of these […]
Morocco: 2nd Forum of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairpersons of African Parliaments Kicks Off in Rabat
The second Forum of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen of African Parliaments started on Thursday at the headquarters of Morocco’s House of Representatives, under […]
Uganda: Rules on election of commissioners amended
Parliament has amended its rules of procedure to provide for election of the four backbench commissioners dropping the current system of selection by […]
Farming communities in Burkina Faso are improving their agricultural practices with innovative weather tools
Since 2023, the Burkina Faso Hydromet Project has supported the installation of 9,700 farmer rain gauges to help rural communities better manage their […]
South Africa: Deputy President Mashatile receives courtesy visit from Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile has today, Thursday, 20 February 2025, received a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the China Council for […]