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Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima addresses delegates during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photo: UN
DiplomacyWest Africa

Nigeria calls for financing and UN reform at UNGA

New York - Nigeria has called for major reforms to the global financial system, greater representation for Africa at the United Nations Security...

The Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA) logo. Photo: Supplied
PoliticsSouthern Africa

Afrikaner group rejects farm victim narrative

Pretoria - Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA), a group that describes itself as committed to South Africa, has criticised the planned display of...

Davido and Aliko Dangote meet during their conversation about the Dangote Petroleum Refinery public share offer. Photo: X/@davido
Trade & InvestmentWest Africa

Davido discusses Dangote refinery IPO

New York - Nigerian music star Davido has joined business leader Aliko Dangote for a conversation about the public offering of shares in...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and a DP World representative pose with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the signing of the agreements in Paris, France. Photo: X/@sfojoemmanuela
Trade & InvestmentWest Africa

Ogun signs $7bn port deal

Paris, France - The Ogun State Government has signed memoranda of understanding with DP World MEA FZE for the development of a deep...

Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau shake hands after signing the mining cooperation agreement in New York, with copies of the MoU in hand. Photo: X/@AlakeDele
DiplomacyWest Africa

Nigeria, US deepen mining cooperation

New York, United States - Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement aimed at attracting greater American investment into Nigeria’s mining...

King Mswati III addresses the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. Photo: Screengrab from video
DiplomacySouthern Africa

King Mswati calls for stronger African voice at UN

NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 King Mswati III has called for greater African representation in the United Nations Security Council, stronger support for...

ERS Commissioner General Brightwell Nkambule addresses participants during the launch of the 2026 Annual Income Tax Return Filing Season in Ezulwini. Photo: Eswatini Revenue Service
Southern AfricaTax

Eswatini targets E19.48bn in tax revenue

EZULWINI, September 23, 2026 The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has set a domestic revenue collection target of E19.48 billion for the 2026/27 financial...

President William Ruto addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photo: UN/X
DiplomacyEast Africa

Ruto calls for UN reform, fairer global finance

New York - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for sweeping reforms to the international system, arguing that the United Nations and global...