Africa bets on homegrown peace as foreign fixes falter

Africa’s path to lasting peace and stability may lie not in imported solutions but in its own time-honoured traditions of conflict resolution—methods that once calmed even the fiercest rivalries. This idea took centre stage at the Lomé Peace and...

Africa's Top 100 Banks 2025: North Africa is the strongest region

Morocco and Egypt both have a host of entries in our Top 100 Banks table and in the regional breakdown of the Top 20 North African banks. The two countries each hold two of the top four places in the regional table, led by National Bank of Egypt...

African Trade Experts to meet in Abidjan for AFREXIMBANK’S 25th Trade Finance Seminar

Emerging markets are increasingly feeling the strain from ongoing economic pressures, and Africa is no exception. A significant challenge faces the continent, an estimated $100 billion annual trade finance gap. This substantial shortfall...

Africa rising: The women shaping Kenya’s gaming industry

Women in Gaming Africa spotlights five women driving growth in Kenya's gaming industry, as they discuss core principles that the market should be honing. In the heart of East Africa, Kenya’s gaming industry is undergoing a transformation, and...

Lawyer Sues FG, Interior Minister, Immigration Service Over Passport Fee Hike

The Minister of Interior, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Attorney-General of the Federation have been dragged before the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, over what a Human Rights Lawyer, Francis Chigozie Moneke, described as an...

Africa’s Energy Fate Rests On Policies Balancing Access, Climate, Justice, NAEE Boss Warns

1 Chidi Ugwu Dr. Hassan Mahmoud, the President of Nigeria Association of Energy Economists (NAEE) on Monday warned that Africa’s energy future depends on policy decisions that balance expanding energy access with climate responsibility, while...

African Construction Summit Pushes Continental Integration Through AI and Sustainability

Africa’s construction and real estate sectors need to stop thinking nationally and start thinking continentally, according to industry leaders who gathered in Accra for the 2nd African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real...

The right to development, public interest litigation, and rule of law in Nigeria (2)

PROF MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION In our last outing in this treatise, we started with a brief introduction of the subject matter, after which we delved into the following sub-topics: Public Interest Litigation (PIL); Rule of Law; Significance in...

Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyers withdraw from $2 million Sky Train case

Lawyers representing the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, have withdrawn their services from the ongoing $2 million Sky Train scandal case. According to a report by...

‘We can leverage AI to protect freedom of expression, civic space’

Human Rights lawyer, Tsema Ede, has suggested looking into how media professionals and civil society organisations can maximise Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect freedom of expression and the civic space. Ede spoke at the Journalism and...

Why the Far Right Loves Morocco in Paris and Loathes It in Madrid

Marrakech – Nostalgia has taken political form in what is now broadly known across Europe as the far right – a constellation of nationalist, populist, and identitarian movements that promise to defend the “real” Europe from globalization,...

Federal Judge Says Trump Admin Seemingly Blocking Abrego Garcia's Deportation To Costa Rica, Wants To Take Him To Africa

A federal judge questioned Justice Department lawyers for allegedly blocking the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica instead of Africa. CBS News detailed that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis what is preventing immigration authorities...

Sangu Delle Urges Intra-African Trade, Simpler Rules and Local Capital to Scale Companies

Ghanaian investor Dr. Sangu Delle has urged African governments, investors and entrepreneurs to make it easier to trade and do business across the continent, and to mobilize local capital to build large, sustainable companies. Speaking recently on...

Madagascar president flees as soldiers revolt: Opposition lawmaker

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina fled the country after an elite military unit revolted against his government in what appeared to be a coup following weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker said Monday. The lawmaker's comments...

Protecting the Rare, Precious Red Colobus Will Safeguard Africa’s Forests

Very few people have heard of the rarest primate in #Africa – The Red Colobus. Featuring funky hairstyles and expressive faces they daringly leap between trees to search for food. Every species of red #colobus is under threat from hunting and...

Unlock Africa's Energy Potential at Wider African Energy Summit 2025

Don't miss the Wider African Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland, organized by OGV, where NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), will deliver the opening address on November 18-19, 2025, at the Marcliffe Hotel...

Partnering with Africa: TICAD’s Growing Role in a Shifting Global Landscape

The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held in Yokohama in August. For more than 30 years, Japan has supported development on the continent via TICAD, evolving from a focus on aid to promoting investment. A Timely,...

TeXcellence 2025 returns to redefine Africa’s role in the global tech landscape 

CWG Plc is hosting TeXcellence Conference 4.0 on October 14, 2025, at Landmark Events Centre, Lagos, with the theme “Future-Forward Africa: Leveraging Technology for Global Competitiveness” The event will feature over 20 influential speakers,...

Ayanna Pressley’s Stolen Land Whining: Gripes on Indigenous Day, Keeps Martha’s Vineyard Mansion

The most annoying group in Congress, 'The Squad', is really showing out today. Along with Thanksgiving, this is one of their favorite holidays to pretend they are aggrieved, mistreated and not receiving six figure salaries with exceptional...

Cape Verde Makes History as Cameroon Waits in Suspense

CameroonOnline.ORG | For the first time ever, Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks have qualified for the FIFA World Cup™, writing a golden chapter in their football history. Their dream became reality after a commanding 3–0 victory over Eswatini, a result...