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Malabo prepares for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had no right to bar South African President Cyril Ramaphosa from attending the G20 summit.

No relief yet for Ernest Obiejesi and the Nestoil Group as court lifts ex parte orders barring the EFCC from investigating Amaranta Oil & Gas and Jonescreek Hydrocarbon. The post Court vacates orders restraining EFCC from probing firms linked to Nestoil Group appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Bending low in the baking sun and sheathed in heavy protective gear, Hussein Idris sweeps a metal detector across a vast minefield in central Khartoum that was once a park beloved by local families.

Africa has experienced an acceleration of its economic and digital transformations over the last decade. This evolution is driven by strong population growth and rapid urbanisation, as well as an increasingly connected youth.

The facility, signed at AFC’s just concluded Investor Day in London, will support AFC’s mandate to accelerate development of critical infrastructure and industrial assets across Africa. The post Africa Finance Corporation secures US$100 million facility to accelerate Africa’s infrastructure development appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Donald Trump has had to put aside his hostility with South Africa, to get rare earth minerals which can be easily accessed from waste on the site of a former chemical plant in northern Limpopo Province. The US has invested $50 million in the project, despite worsening ties with Pretoria.

How has political Africa behaved over the past decade? Across the continent, some countries have maintained institutional stability, while others have faced political tensions and shifting international alliances.

The judge said Air Peace’s suit was a ploy to block a lawful investigation. The post Court clears FCCPC to probe Air Peace for alleged breaches of customers’ rights, misconduct appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.