Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Republic, ruled with terror and excess. From a ...

- As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund has warned that 23 million additional girls in West and Central ...

Kenya's central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark lending rate to 8.75% from 9.00%, its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said, marking the 10th straight rate cut to encourage lending in the private ...

Discover the scale of Nigeria's onion production, reaching 2.1 million metric tonnes annually and making it Africa's second-largest producer.

Discover how the Central Bank of Nigeria is shaping Nigeria's fintech rise, focusing on innovation, inclusion, and integrity ...

Wiocc Group predicts further market consolidation as subsidiary OADC's deal for seven NTT data centres is concluded.

As part of its activities to mark the 2026 International Condom Day (ICD), the Foundation said it will host public events in Anambra State and Abuja, featuring road walks, free condom distribution, ...

The Director General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), Dr. Baba Yusuf Musa, has highlighted what he described as a year of "remarkable impact" in regional ...

Failure to secure CBN clearance forces termination of Access Bank’s planned acquisition of South Africa’s Bidvest Bank.

CONAKRY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Tuesday, causing panic in the surrounding neighbourhood, Reuters witnesses said. It ...