Khaled El-Enany Emerges as Frontrunner to Lead UNESCO: Can Egypt’s Candidate Unite a Divided World?
The contest to succeed Audrey Azoulay as director-general of UNESCO has entered a decisive phase, and Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany has...
Month: September 2025
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone Bets on Green Investment Amid Regional Volatility and Global Competition
Egypt is positioning its Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) as a cornerstone of future global trade, seeking to attract $60...
How an Emirati Upstart is Redrawing Africa’s Mining Map; from Desert to Copper Belt
Three years ago, few in Africa’s mining circles had heard of International Resources Holding (IRH), a little-known investment vehicle based...
When Culture Meets Cuisine: Hilda Baci and Gino Break Guinness World Record with the Largest Serving of Jollof Rice
In Lagos, a city where food is more than sustenance but a language of joy, community, and pride, history was...
Botswana Appoints Nigeria’s Farouk Gumel to Chair New Sovereign Wealth Fund
From Abuja to Gaborone, a bold move that signals both regional cooperation and a long-term economic reset took off, with...
UK Excludes Israeli Students from Prestigious Defence College as Gaza War Escalates
In London, a move underscoring the widening political and economic reverberations of the Gaza conflict, the United Kingdom has barred...
Dangote Refinery Ended 50 Years of Fuel Scarcity, Saves Nigeria $1bn in Annual Demurrage
Aliko Dangote is not a man of small claims, but when Africa’s richest man declared that his $20 billion refinery...
Nigerian Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its two-day warning strike "following commitments by the federal government to address key demands." The...
Malawians Prepare To Vote In High-Stakes Election Rematch
Dozens of observers from regional and international organizations are arriving in Malawi ahead of Tuesday's general elections, seen as a test of...
‘Deadly Floods’ Displace Over 100,000 in South Sudan
More than 100,000 people have been displaced by "new deadly floods," the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. Various parts of...
