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Xenophobic Attacks and the Challenges of African Solidarity
The tension between Nigeria and South Africa reached its crescendo last Monday when Nigerian youth occupied the streets...
Telecom Giant MTN Posts First Ever Loss
South African telecoms giant MTN said Thursday that it made a $200 million loss in 2016 -- the company's first -- after...
Why There Are No Dollar Billionaires in Ghana, but in Nigeria
I met a powerful South African multi-millionaire business magnate with business presence across the continent. He had...
Tonto Dikeh To Speak At International Women’s Day
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has been selected alongside some top personalities to speak at the International...
UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...
Nigerian Software Engineer Detained At JFK, Given Test To Prove He’s An Engineer
Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban and the ensuing heightened security procedures for travelers from outside...
Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok
Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks,...
Fifa Ban Ex-Nigeria Football Official For Two Years
Nigeria's former football official Amos Adamu was on Tuesday banned for two years by world governing body Fifa for...
Ghana Faces Budget Bind; Unplanned Spending Roils Investors
Ghana’s new finance minister faces having to fulfill election pledges to spend more on education and job creation...
You Can’t Expect Akufo-Addo To Fix Ghana Overnight
It is unthinkable for Ghanaians to want President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government to change things overnight after...
As Banks Swerve Merger Moves What Next?
Ghana is a nation of 26million inhabitants, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of almost US$35billion, and a universal...
All The Interesting Things You Missed
The FIFA President Ghana visit was aimed at finding out ways to best develop football in Ghana. President of the...
Nigeria’s GDP Fell By 1.5% In 2016
Nigeria’s gross domestic product fell by 1.5 per cent in 2016 due to lower oil revenues, the National Bureau of...
ZONTA Launches Its 23 Int. Confab
The conference will bring together over 200 Zontians from the East and West African Regions which include Ghana,...
No Winner For Mo Ibrahim Prize
NO former African leader has claimed the $5m (£4m) Mo Ibrahim prize this year – the sixth time in 10 years that it...
Xenophobic Attacks and the Challenges of African Solidarity
By Juliana Agbo and Omonu Yax Nelson The tension between Nigeria and South Africa reached its crescendo yesterday when...
We Deliberately Set ‘high Bar’ For Mo Ibrahim $5m Prize – Chair
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has found no winner, again, for its prestigious Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in...
FIFA Ban Nigeria’s Adamu For Two Years
Nigeria's former football official Amos Adamu was on Tuesday banned for two years by world governing body FIFA for...
Saint-Andre To Help Coach Cameroon In Africa Rugby Cup
Former France coach Philippe Saint-Andre will help train Cameroon on a voluntary basis in the African Cup in May....