Lawyer for Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, at the ECOWAS court, Femi Falala, wants Cape Verde to be slapped with sanctions for refusing to obey a March 15 ruling by the court. The ECOWAS court has ruled that Alex Saab should be immediately released from detention as Cape Verde did not...
By Juliet ETEFE, Nairobi Kenya ([email protected]) Chief Executive Officer-Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka, has emphasised the urgent need for African nations to consolidate their aviation assets and unlock the sector's potential as a driver of economic growth. Drawing comparisons to Europe and Asia, Mr. Kilavuka argued that Africa should follow global...
The great powers in history have tended to have one thing in common: size matters. While a large market does not guarantee dominance in other realms, it certainly helps, perhaps more than any other single factor. This was true of the United States, and now it applies to China....
Government debt burdens across sub-Saharan Africa are rising at a faster pace and to higher levels than elsewhere in emerging markets, heightening the risk of further rating downgrades and defaults, ratings agency Fitch warned on Tuesday. Emerging markets have been battered by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, with a...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Canada extends its financial support for the AU-Canada development partnership. It has doubled its grants, and provided an additional $20 million to empower the African Union to pursue its goals and drive progress across the continent. It will, in addition, strengthen the existing partnership between Canada...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH In this insightful interview, Architect Eric Eyutchae, National Vice President of Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), an Enugu-based socio-political organization which focuses on the development of South East Nigeria, on the eve of XVI BRICS summit in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, discusses Africa's political and development pitfalls, evolutionary...
…comes off on June 5-6 June in Abidjan Is Africa doomed to look on as global crises affect it disproportionately, or can the continent’s private and public sector leaders respond in unison? Attendees will be seeking to answer this very question at the 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum...
-as Ghana records impressive results in its malaria control programme   The US government has said it is committed to supporting the country to achieving a ‘malaria-free society’ while encouraging healthy living including the use of mosquito nets, and early testing and treatment of malaria. The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S....
Cleopatra Ogharadukun, having spent most of her career in the financial services sector, reached a point where she longed for a fresh and meaningful endeavour.  "I knew I wanted to shift towards a role that creates social impact," she shares with thebftonline.com. About a year ago, she ventured into the...
Not one to let disruptive circumstances slow him down, former president of Nigeria and Eminent Fellow of the African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC), Olusegun Obasanjo, graced what has been termed as the Biggest Convergence of Africa’s Youth with words of wisdom. As the Keynote Speaker for this year’s AYGC...