Gov Yusuf discussion with Tinubu – Aide
Gov. Yusuf discussed key national issues with Tinubu, focusing on economic development, security challenges, and strategies for improving governance. The conversation also covered collaboration between their respective administrations to enhance infrastructure and social welfare programs. Both leaders emphasized the importance of unity and collective effort in addressing the country’s pressing concerns. According to the statement,... Read More
Experts call for AI skills development in Africa’s education sector
Experts in emerging technologies have called for upskilling and reskilling in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within academia in Africa. The call comes as the AI revolution is underway, with tremendous potential to transform digital economies, including those in the Global South. Speaking at the Deep Tech Summit in the university town of Benguerir,... Read More
Wizkid And Asake Release “Jogodo” As Lead Single From REAL EP
Wizkid and Asake have released “Jogodo” as the lead single from Wizkid’s upcoming EP, REAL (Vol. 1). The collaboration brings together two of Nigeria’s most influential artistes. Independent label EMPIRE officially released the song in the late hours of January 15, 2026. “Jogodo” marks the first official release from the joint EP by Wizkid and Asake. The announcement was made through EMPIRE’s social... Read More
Africa Cup champions receive hero’s welcome on return to Dakar
Senegal’s national football team returned to Dakar late on Monday, champions of the Africa Cup of Nations. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was at the airport to welcome the players. He praised them for their single-minded focus throughout the continental tournament. “During the entire competition, while watching them play, we felt that they had this mission... Read More
Former Burkina leader and alleged coup plotter arrested in Togo and expelled
Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and the alleged mastermind behind a number coup plots has been arrested in Togo and expelled, local sources say. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ousted Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in a 2022 coup. But eight months later, Damiba was himself overthrown by the military leader Ibrahim Traoré, who is still... Read More
Nigeria to revise inflation reporting after artificial spike expected in December
Nigeria’s statistics authority says it will revise its inflation reporting methodology after data due next week is expected to show an artificial spike in December inflation, officials and economists said. The expected jump comes from a technical quirk in how price data are weighted late in the year — a factor that could temporarily push... Read More
Sudan’s energy crisis deepens amid ongoing conflict
After more than two years of conflict, Sudan is facing a deepening energy crisis as the country’s oil production and refining capacity collapse. Fighting has forced the shutdown of major oil fields and refineries, leaving production severely disrupted and crippling the nation’s energy supply. In December, operations at the Heglig oil field, Sudan’s largest, were... Read More
United States completes first sale of Venezuelan oil
The United States has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil, generating around $500 million, a US official said Wednesday, the first major energy transaction since Washington’s dramatic intervention in Venezuela earlier this month. The sale is part of a broader $2 billion agreement between the US and Venezuelan authorities, and officials say more oil... Read More
Ivory Coast: Cocoa industry in limbo as prices fall
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing an unprecedented deadlock. Since October last year, with prices plummeting on the global market, exports have been slow and stocks are building up. The industry has been left in limbo, as Marty Somda, director of Cabend cooperative, explains. “Today, producers are dying. Producers are dying of... Read More
Nigeria, Somalia, Egypt: US suspends visa applications for 26 more African countries
US foes and friends alike are getting caught up in Trump’s global campaign against immigration. The Donald Trump administration is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries, including almost half of Africa. Consular officers have been told to stop processing applicants from 26 African nations starting 21 January while the State Department reassesses how... Read More