Sweden’s ambassador, Kristina Kuhnel MALI has ordered Sweden’s ambassador, Kristina Kuhnel, to leave the country within 72 hours, citing a ‘hostile’ statement made by a Swedish minister. The expulsion, announced by Mali’s foreign ministry on Friday, highlights the growing geopolitical shift in the Sahel region, where Mali, along with Burkina …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between July 22 and July 28. TRUTHNG reports …
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Ethiopia has signed an agreement to design and construct what will become Africa’s largest airport, expected to be completed by 2029. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew announced the plans on Friday, revealing that the new airport will be located near the town of Bishoftu, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) …
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THE Meteorological Agency on Thursday issued its first-ever alert warning about a possible megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck earlier in the day off the coast of Kyushu. It is believed that the chance of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough is …
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AMERICAN Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed her own world record as she stormed to a sensational Olympic 400m hurdles gold in Paris. The anticipated title showdown with Dutch star Femke Bol never seriously materialised as McLaughlin-Levrone left her rivals far behind to defend the title in 50.37 seconds. Bol, the second-fastest woman …
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THE intra party crisis in the main opposition party, the Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has culminated in the suspension of Senator Gabriel Suswam, Terngu Tsegba, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba and Professor Nicholas Ada from the party for gross insubordination. The party equally suspended the chairmen …
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Africa’s debt stocks have grown significantly in the past decade. Understandably, African governments took advantage of historically low interest rates in the 2010s and borrowed heavily from international capital markets and China. However, debt has recently become a lot more expensive. Since 2020, the impacts of COVID-19 and the ongoing Ukraine …
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GERMAN businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to find trainees, according to a survey released on Thursday. The study by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) found that half of firms offering traineeship schemes were unable to fill their places last year. An estimated 30,000 companies – more …
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THE Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has approved the appointment of Ayodeji Adedeji as the new Chief Technical and Information Officer (CTIO) for the company. This appointment is in line with its strategic business transformation agenda to bring new ideas, solutions, and …
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THE Economic Commission for Africa collaborated with the National Planning Commission of Malawi, to carry out a four-day applied training on the ECA’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) from 2 – 6 July 2024 in Lilongwe. The IPRT is a web-based tool that enables the digitalization, monitoring, integration and …
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