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Bola Tinubu gestures toward the crowd during a campaign rally in Lagos. He has been declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential elections. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images

Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president, replacing Buhari

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Francis Sempore, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency interacts with delegates after a meeting

How Africa can increase energy production capacity

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Delegates follow a presentation at the 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development on Tuesday, February 28. Courtesy

Experts call for concerted re-focus on SDGs in Africa

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu.

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu takes poll lead as rivals claim fraud

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Africans lose least in $5.9bn global crypto scams

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Nigeria gets early results from tight election race

Monday, February 27, 2023

Delegates at the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey in Niger. Courtesy

African countries urged to prioritize green mineral value chains

Monday, February 27, 2023

Nigeria tallies votes for new president on Sunday.

Nigeria tallies votes for new president

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Smartphones. Net photo

Smartphone shipment to Africa drops to seven-year low

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi (L, Rear) and Namibian President Hage Geingob (R, Rear) attend a launch of the usage of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel at Mamuno Border Post, Botswana, on Feb. 24, 2023. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi and Namibian President Hage Geingob on Friday launched the usage of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between the two countries. Photo by Phenyo Moalosi/Xinhua

Botswana, Namibia launch usage of national identity cards for cross-border travel

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Chichi Ojei. Net photo

Princess Chichi Ojei, the sole female candidate determined to redefine Nigerian politics

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Due to the election in Nigeria the government shuts all land borders, restricts car movement. Internet

Nigeria election: Govt shuts all land borders, restricts car movement

Friday, February 24, 2023

The bodies were initially buried on the outskirts of Ouagadougou and exhumed in 2015 for a legal procedure. Photo: Olympia de Maismont

Burkina Faso ex-leader Sankara buried at site of his murder

Friday, February 24, 2023

Aisa Kirabo Kacyira as the head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia. Net photo

Rwanda's Kacyira appointed head of UN office in Somalia

Friday, February 24, 2023

Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Internet

Kabuga participated in hate speech rallies alongside Mugesera, Ngirumpatse - New witness

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Comedian Eric Omondi and other protesters outside Parliament Buildings on February 21, 2023.

Comedian Eric Omondi arrested

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. Internet

Chinese envoy calls for more int'l support for Central African Republic

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

A woman fetching water at a borehole in Kirehe.Currently nearly 420 million Africans still lack basic drinking water today, or one in three inhabitants and 780 million people. Craish Bahizi

420 million Africans still lack basic drinking water, continent seeks solutions

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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Rwandan, Burundian arrested in Malawi for printing bank notes

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera delivers remarks at the Africa Business Forum, on February 20. He urged the UNECA, African Union, and Afreximbank to explore the feasibility of a carbon market in Africa

AU leaders want to develop an African carbon market

Tuesday, February 21, 2023