Lula Pulls Off Historic Comeback, Beats Flavio Bolsonaro for 4th Term
Brazil has a new old president. Overnight into Monday, electoral authorities certified that Luiz InacioLula da Silva had defeated incumbent Senator Flavio... Read More
Senegal General Strike Deepens as Workers Reject New Labour Laws
Senegal’s nationwide general strike entered a new phase on Friday, with unions tightening theirgrip on key sectors and streets around government ministries... Read More
AI Stocks Crash Hits Global Markets as $800B Spending Spree Rattles Investors
Global markets opened Friday under heavy pressure after a brutal Wall Street session set off awave of selling across Asian trading floors.... Read More
Naira Suffers Sharpest Daily Drop in 18 Months, Closes at N1,365/$
The naira has recorded its sharpest single-day decline in 18 months, closing at N1,365 to the USdollar on Thursday after shedding N28... Read More
WHO: Africa Faces ‘Most Extensive’ Ebola Outbreak on Record
The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventionraised the alarm on Friday, calling the Ebola outbreak now... Read More
Nollywood Mourns: Veteran Actor Francis Duru Dies at 57
Nollywood woke up to heartbreak on Friday with news that veteran actor Francis Duru has diedat the age of 57 following a... Read More
Dangote Just Bought A Quarter Of Kenya’s National Pipeline For $327 Million
Africa’s richest man just made his boldest cross-border move yet. In an announcement thatrippled across the continent’s markets this morning, the Dangote... Read More
Nollywood Just Signed Its Way Into China’s $10Billion Film Market
Nollywood is going global in a way it has never gone before. At the 23rd Abuja InternationalFilm Festival this morning, Nigerian film... Read More
Russia Pounds Kyiv Overnight With 269 Drones As Peace Talks Collapse In Hours
Russia launched one of its heaviest overnight air assaults on Kyiv in weeks, pounding theUkrainian capital with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and... Read More
Burkina Faso Brings Back The Death Penalty In Unanimous Vote
Burkina Faso’s military-appointed parliament has unanimously adopted a sweeping newpenal code that restores the death penalty, a dramatic reversal that lands less... Read More