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Nigeria’s external debt rises to US$6.67b

Six years after Nigeria paid off its external debt and obtained a clean bill of health, the country's external debt has risen to US$6.67 billion

Africa’s share of FDI ‘increases’

Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors

Nigeria’s President remembers predecessor on 3rd anniversary of his death

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday paid tribute to his predecessor in office, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Armed militias take over Libya’s Ministry of Justice in Tripoli

Heavily armed militias on Tuesday morning took over the building housing the Libyan Ministry of Justice in the capital city of Tripoli, further undermining the authority of the state

African defence chiefs urge quick action African Standby Force

African Union (AU) member states and their regional economic communities should conduct a comprehensive and physical assessment on the early operationalisation of the African Standby Force 

OIF delegation assesses Togo’s preparations for parliamentary, local elections

A delegation from the International Francophone Organization (OIF) is in the Togolese capital, Lomé, to observe preparations

Nigeria’s federal government ”misappropriates 1.5 trillion naira in 10 years”

Nigeria's federal government misappropriated 1.51 trillion naira which accrued to the Special Funds Accounts managed by

France grants Mali 25b CFAF for water project

France has announced a grant of 25 billion CFA (US$50 million) for a potable water project in the capital, Bamako, official sources told PANA

Mahama urges Ghana workers to make strikes ‘absolute last resort’

Ghana's President John Mahama, whose government has been under siege from a wave of strikes, on Wednesday asked workers to make

UN shocked at recent rebel attack on Sudanese town

The UN on Monday said it was shocked by recent rebel attack on a central Sudan town which left an unspecified number of policemen

ECOWAS justifies role in Malian crisis

Justifying its involvement in the crisis in Mali, the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, attributed the current global interest in the country 

AU condemns attack in Sudanese states

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the recent rebel attack on a central Sudanese town, at a time of ongoing direct talks between
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