We Must Prepare For New Attacks – Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande says his country should be prepared for more attacks such as the thwarted assault on a high-speed train last week. Hollande...
Author : Jide Adesina
Rand Extends Gains As Global Mood Perks Up
THE rand extended gains at midday on Tuesday, with a broad recovery in equity markets outweighing the weak domestic gross domestic product (GDP). The domestic...
Africa stock market index
There’s no end in sight to the downward spiral of the The Afrika Market Index. As global markets experienced their worst week of the year,...
Yin, Yang And Oud: When Two Egyptian Musicians Play On One Instrument
Not only do Ghassan Al-Youssef and Dina Abdel-Hamid play on one oud, they also share a philosophy of life that embraces peace and meditation as...
We Are With The Government of South Sudan on IGAD Plus Peace Proposal
Public Statement USA 08/23/2015 As the IGAD plus peace proposal on South Sudan had hit a deadlock on the government side. Our position as one...
UN Chief Arrives in Nigeria To Mark Bombing, Abducted Girls
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the Boko Haram bombing of his organisation’s headquarters and focus new attention on...
Android One Partnership That Cuts Down N100k Infinix Phone To N17k For Nigerians
If you are very smart, the next time you are buying the Infinix Hot2 smartphone, valued at about N100,000, you would get it at a...
Meles Zenawi’s Legacy For The Horn of Africa
There is little doubt that Meles Zenawi’s political architecture gave modest advantages to most ethnic groups in the country who were the subjects of...
Waves For Change: How Surf Therapy is Helping South Africa’s Most Deprived Children
Many of the children growing up amid disorder and violence in some of Cape Town’s most deprived areas can’t even swim. So what’s one Brit...
Cairo Citizens Caught Between Isis Violence And Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s Draconian Security Crackdowns
Egyptian riot police stand in front of a damaged national security building following a bomb blast in northern Cairo’s district of Shubra. Photograph: Ahmed Abd...
African With Fake US Dollars Drives Into CIQ Complex
An African national, believed to be involved in a black-money scam, took a wrong turn and ended up driving his vehicle containing hundreds of pieces...
The Best Sonnets of All Time…
Picking the greatest sonnets of all time involves personal taste and fancy. (So if you disagree with my choices, please feel free to compile your...
INEC Begins Procurement of Materials For Kogi Election
Acting Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Amina Zakari, said the commission had begun the production and procurement of materials for upcoming Kogi and...
2015 LATEST ANKARA OUTSTANDING STYLES MADE FOR YOU
I collated all these wonderful styles just for YOU!...
Nigerian Citizen Sentenced in Fraud Conspiracy
A Nigerian citizen, one of 21 people indicted in an Internet fraud scheme, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in...
More Treatment and Care Needed for Internally Displaced Persons In Nigeria
Nigerian refugees waiting to be registered in Minawao / Gawar camp. Tens of thousands of people in northern Cameroon are in need of humanitarian aid...
Nigeria Suspends Immigration Head Over Approval of Al-Asir’s Visa
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari suspended his head of immigration Friday, the government announced, with the department under investigation over the approval of a visa to...
Sierra Leone: An Impoverished Church Is Coping With Aftermath of Ebola Epidemic
This report is contributed by Daniel Konstantinovic of Aid to the Church in Need. The Ebola epidemic may be largely contained, but the suffering it caused continues....
Stop Wasting Your Time, Yoweri Museveni Tells Raila Odinga In Sugar Imports Dispute
By YASIIN MUGERWA & LINET WAFULA Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday told off Cord leader Raila Odinga for opposing the sugar deal with Kenya saying...
Oil Dives Below $40, First Time Since 2009
US crude oil prices on Friday dove below $40 a barrel for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis, notching their longest weekly losing...