Category: Foreign
African nations struggle with repaying Chinese loans
For some African nations, 2024 appears to be a year of economic reckoning as debts to China and other lenders come due. These countries went and got l [...]
Namibia president, Hage Geingo dies at 82
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia is dead.
He was aged 82.
Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city.
Gein [...]
President Macky Sall of Senegal postpones presidential election
Senegalese President, Macky Sall has announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25.
The postponement [...]
Elon Musks’ company, Neuralink carries out first brain chip implants to address neurological disorders like ALS, parkinson
In a significant milestone for Neuralink, Elon Musk's neurotechnology startup, the entrepreneur announced the successful implantation of a b [...]
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, yet to inform us about their exit decision – ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said that the three countries that announced their withdrawal from the sub-regional group, Burk [...]
Bernard Arnault overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person
Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon behind luxury giant LVMH, has dethroned Elon Musk as the world's richest person, according to Forbes' real-time bil [...]
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger announce immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, EC [...]
Femi Otedola joins Dangote, Adenuga and Abdulsamad Rabiu on Forbes 2024 billionaires’ list
Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power, has been ranked the 20th richest person in Africa by Forbes.
The publication listed Otedola with a fortune of [...]
Elon Musk retains top spot as world’s richest man + 9 other richest persons
The net worth of the 10 wealthiest individuals on earth has increased by $30 billion in just one month, reaching a total of almost $1.47 trillion [...]
US files criminal charges against Dozy Mmobuosi for falsifying records at SEC
The United States has filed criminal charges against Nigerian born fintech businessman, Banye Odogwu Mmobuosi, popularly known as Dozy Mmobuosi.
In [...]