Browsing: African News

Source- ACSS The Zika virus, which has been declared a global emergency by the WHO, has been known for decades in East…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report The African Union has elected five countries including Nigeria and Egypt to be members of its security…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Uhuru Kenyatta  have pledged to work together to make Africa a better place…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report African economies will continue to be weighed down by weak commodity prices, depreciation of major currencies and…

Demand for specialist expertise in a number of African continents is set to increase dramatically over the next few…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh last Friday declared the formerly secular country an Islamic republic in a move…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report China has set aside $60bn (£40bn) for assistance and loans to countries in Africa to help with…

Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report The US Treasury tuesday singled out two leaders of the violent Boko Haram Islamist group in Africa…

Joseph Bakare/Hyacinth Chinweuba President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Paris urged developed countries to make strong financial commitments to the…

Yemisi Izuora/Ijeoma Agudosi-Agency Report Anti-corruption group Transparency International estimates that 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year,…