Mbeki’s renaissance: From idea to institution

African Renaissance Man: Former president Thabo Mbeki during the groundbreaking for the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Centre at the TM Foundation’s Killarney headquarters in Johannesburg. Photo: Thabo Mbeki Foundation When the Thabo Mbeki Foundation...

Maritime Security and Safeguarding Global Supply Chains

Image Source: Getty Images This is part of the essay series: Sagarmanthan Edit 2025. This year, maritime security and the safeguarding of global maritime trade routes were back on the agenda of the UN Security Council. At a high-level debate...

Syracuse basketball roster: Bios, outlook for each player

Syracuse, N.Y. ― The Syracuse University men’s basketball team bears little resemblance to last year’s Orange. Only two players remain from last year’s squad. Here’s a look at the 2025-26 roster: Sadiq White Class: Freshman Number: 0...

NAWEC MD Reveals Electricity Revenue, Pushes for Solar Expansion

The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Mr. Gallo Saidy, has disclosed that the company spends an average of six hundred million Gambian Dalasi (D600 million) per month, while generating about D646 million from...

Patricia Sappor honoured for redefining customer experience in banking sector

…Immediate Past President of CIB Ghana urges firms to blend global sophistication with local relevance In recognition of her transformative impact on customer service and ethical leadership in Ghana’s banking industry, Mrs. Patricia Sappor, the...

FirstBank Revolutionizes Cross-Border Payments with PAPSS Integration on LIT App

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, had announced the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship digital banking platform. The LIT...

How govs reshaped Northern emirates

Several emirates and chiefdoms in northern Nigeria have been either split, downgraded or upgraded by state governors. This action which started some time ago is getting more entrenched as more states unbundle their emirates and chiefdoms. Some of...

S&P Global Commodity Insights targets Nigeria’s mineral development push, opens country office

S&P Global Commodity Insights is setting its heart on Nigeria’s blooming resource development drive to spur its operations in the country and start an office next year. The West African nation’s resource development drive has led the government to...

Fear of desynchronization: Why doesn’t Europe abolish daylight saving time?

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s announcement that the debate on abolishing the seasonal time change will be resumed has brought a topic that resurfaces every spring and autumn back into the spotlight. This Sunday, Europeans will once again...

Rio boosts Pilbara shipments, loads first ore at Simandou

Aluminium production also rose 6% year-on-year to 857,000t during the quarter. Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has recorded strong results for Q3 CY25, backed by rebounding iron ore prices and advancing operations at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea....

From STEAM activities to adaptive play, there's a lot to learn for toddlers and tots

There's a lot coming up for little learners at New Orleans Public Libraries. Options range from Halloween themes to STEAM activities to adaptive play. Check out the schedule: SPOOKY FUN: Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to a...

TRADE REVIEW: Supply surplus anticipated to weigh on alumina market in Q4

This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We...

Africa’s development must be owned, driven, and delivered by Africans, Solomon Ewanehi

Mr. Solomon Ewanehi is the Founder, Group Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of Solewant Group. With over 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, and energy services, Mr. Ewanehi has played a pivotal role in advancing...

Kenya stages historic Africa Open Water Swimming Champs

Emmanuel Kibagendi of Genesis Sports Limited pictured during the recent National Swimming Championship. Photo Courtesy Audio By Vocalize The waves of Nyali Beach came alive as Kenya successfully hosted the Africa Open Water Swimming Championship...

Feature: Experts Link Rising Breast Cancer in Ghana to Air Pollution, Poor Women Most at Risk

A woman walks through the smoky alleys of Agbogbloshie, where traders struggle to make a living amid pollution and poor sanitation. AGBOGBLOSHIE, Accra –Here in the notorious informal community on the edge of the capital city, Efua Mensah along...

Pope Leo offers olive branch in allowing traditional mass

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church. The Tridentine or so-called...

Food prices crash, Presidency releases before and after rates

Recent findings show that the prices of major food items have dropped significantly nationwide The development came as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported a drop in headline inflation to 18.02% Presidential aide, Sunday Dare, said the...

Firstbank Integrates Papss Into Lit App For Seamless Cross-border Payments

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship digital banking platform,...

Africa Deserves a Voice, But Leadership Matters

For more than two decades, Africa has been calling for fair representation in global political institutions—most notably, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The demand is simple: the world’s second most populous continent, with over a...

Africa’s governance crisis: The coups contagion as mirror 

Interrogating military interventions through Ibrahim Traoré’s Pan-Africanist and governance lens PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Introduction: The return of the barracks With the recent coup d’état in...