Two African women in final five WTO leadership race
Three women, two of them from Africa, have advanced to the second round of selection to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization...
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How South Africa’s Jerusalema became a pan-African hit, then a global dance favorite
So many people have been curious about the South African song, “Jerusalema,” that this month it became the most Shazamed song in the world. Recorded...
‘COVID-19 only takes white people’: Researchers battle disease myths in South Africa
As the coronavirus clings on, reasserting itself in countries like the UK and US, the hopes and fears of politicians, scientists and the rest of...
Shift in West African wildmeat trade suggests erosion of cultural taboos
New research by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has demonstrated a clear fluctuation in the trade of wildmeat in...
World Bank targets green, resilient economic growth in Africa
*43m people in SSA could be pushed below the poverty line by 2030 The World Bank Group yesterday released the Next Generation Africa Climate Business...
COVID-19: With borders closed, South Africa pins hopes on cash-strapped local tourists
CAPE TOWN: Lisa Krohn's Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town - normally abuzz with backpackers from around the world - today sits largely empty, a sign of how...
Africa’s largest telecoms firm, MTN, to divest from its Middle East operations
The Management of Africa’s largest cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), disclosed during a virtual event yesterday, that the cement producer is set to commence clinker export to other...
Lawyer Asks Buhari To Investigate, Prosecute Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Malami, For Corruption
A human rights lawyer, Kabir Akingbolu, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and prosecute Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...
Treasury yields sink to lowest level since April as revived COVID fears boost safe havens
Treasury yields tumbled on Friday to their lowest since virus lockdowns began reversing. The 10-year yield slid to 0.578%, its lowest since April 21. The...
Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war?
A long-running dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the construction of a new mega dam on the Nile River is threatening to erupt into a...