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OPEN// Nigeria to host summit on boosting Africa’s energy investment

Date: 2025-06-02 19:49:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:11204759

ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) - Nigeria is to host the 4th African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) to boost the continent’s natural resources through smart, cross-sector collaboration for sustainable growth. This came in a statement ....

Egypt, Gambia discuss boosting cooperation in health sector

Date: 2025-06-01 20:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:11203261

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Sunday discussed in a meeting with Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mamadou Tangara here on Sunday ways of enhancing cooperation in ....

OPEN// Nigeria's federal government says to invest in 7,000 towers to expand network coverage

Date: 2025-05-29 18:51:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:68 - ID:11199724

ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) - Nigeria's Federal Government has said it plans to invest in 7,000 towers to expand network coverage to underserved communities with a focus on bridging the digital divide and promoting inclusive development in the country. ....

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected president of African Development Bank

Date: 2025-05-29 18:49:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:11199657

ABIDJAN, May 29 (MENA) – The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has elected Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as the institution’s new president. He will begin a five-year term on September 1, 2025, following the end of Dr ....

Nigeria's Tinubu requests NASS’ approval to borrow $21.5 million

Date: 2025-05-28 09:00:18 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:12 - ID:11197170

ABUJA, May 28 (MENA) - President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly’s approval to secure external loans of $21.5 million as part of the federal government’s proposed 2025–2026 external borrowing plan, Premium Times Nigerian ....

OPEN// Nigeria's federal government to establish child protection, development agency: minister

Date: 2025-05-26 22:14:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:62 - ID:11195221

ABUJA, May 26 (MENA) - Nigeria's Federal Government has announced plans to establish a specialized child protection and development agency, dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of children nationwide, Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs ....

Nigeria to open two lithium processing plants

Date: 2025-05-26 08:05:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:11194094

ABUJA, May 26 (MENA) - Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, said the Market Screener website. The facilities could help transform Nigeria's vast mineral wealth into jobs, technology, and manufacturing growth ....

OPEN// Chinese envoy says tea trade with Nigeria thriving, contributes to strengthening ties

Date: 2025-05-25 19:11:29 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:73 - ID:11193742

ABUJA, May 25 (MENA) - Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai said that tea trade between China and Nigeria is thriving and contributes to enhancing bilateral trade relations. Yu made the remarks during the “2025 Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural ....

Guterres calls for building sustainable future for people of Africa

Date: 2025-05-25 12:13:10 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:27 - ID:11192974

NEW YORK, May 25 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres called for a renewed commitment not only to addressing the wrongs of Africa's past, but also to building a sustainable future for the people of Africa, based on peace, ....

Cairo hosts conference on combating terrorism in West Africa

Date: 2025-05-24 18:09:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:11192180

CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - The Sahel and Sahara Counter-Terrorism Center in Cairo held a conference titled: “Terrorism in West Africa” as part of Egypt's leading role and cooperation efforts with sisterly African countries to combat ....