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African Tourism Experts Push Visa Reforms, Air Connectivity To Boost Continental Travel

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

African tourism stakeholders call for visa reforms, better air connectivity, and public-private partnerships to boost growth. Stakeholders in Africa’s tourism sector have called for urgent policy reforms on visas and border barriers, improved air connectivity, and stronger public-private partnerships to accelerate the continent’s tourism growth. Speaking at the inaugural African...

Supreme Court Of The United States Rules Trump Exceeded Authority On Tariffs

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Supreme Court rules Trump oversteps authority by imposing sweeping tariffs without clear approval from Congress under emergency statute. The Supreme Court of the United States rules 6-3 that President Donald Trump exceeds his authority when he imposes sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every US trading partner, marking a significant...

Shettima Attends AU Summit As Burundi’s Ndayishimiye Takes Over Chairmanship

NewsDeskNgFeb 14, 2026February 14, 20260

African leaders gather in Addis Ababa as Burundi assumes AU leadership, outgoing Lourenço of Angola urges stronger security mechanisms. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday joined other African leaders at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union...

South African President Ramaphosa Launches Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy At Former Prison Site

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2026February 12, 20260

President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the continent’s first Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy, promoting humane treatment and rehabilitation in prisons. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday commemorated the 36th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison by inaugurating a landmark training academy at the Drakenstein Correctional Facility — the same site where...

Canada Mourns As 10 killed In British Columbia School And Home Shootings

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

Prime Minister Mark Carney told residents of Tumbler Ridge that “the nation mourns with you” after shootings left 10 dead. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has told residents of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia that “the nation mourns with you” after nine people were killed in coordinated shootings at a...

Timi Frank congratulates Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Faye

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

…Tasks new President on welfare, empowerment of youths Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, congratulated the President-Elect of Senegal, Mr. Bassirou Faye, on his victory at the polls. Frank in a statement in Abuja, urged the incoming Senegalese President to...

CMG and University Of Abuja Host Seminar On China-Africa Cooperation

NewsDeskNgMar 19, 2024March 19, 20240

On March 18, the Global Media Dialogue took place in Abuja, Nigeria. Organized by the China Media Group Africa and the University of Abuja, the event focused on “Enhancing China-Africa Cooperation in New Quality Productive Forces to Realize High-Quality Growth.” Around 50 people attended, including political party representatives, government officials,...

Chat matters: How African tech users have been impacted by Chinese innovations

NewsDeskNgMar 10, 2024March 10, 20240

Julian Assange in final High Court bid for appeal against extradition

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2024February 20, 20240

Julian Assange is set to make his final bid for a domestic appeal against a judge’s ruling over his extradition from the UK to the United States. The WikiLeaks founder is wanted in the US over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following the publication of...

Russian foreign minister in Cuba to discuss stronger economic ties

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2024February 20, 20240

At the start of his Latin American trip to Cuba, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reaffirmed the intention of closer economic relations with the economically hard-hit island state. New incentives had recently been created for Russian companies to invest in Cuba, Lavrov said in Havana on Monday. He met...