Customs Seme Command Seizes N1.99bn Worth Of Contraband Along Lagos–Abidjan Corridor

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, on Thursday announced the seizure of a range of contraband items, including illicit drugs and expired flour from Egypt, valued at N1.99 billion, between September 1 and October 9, 2025, along the...

Global South Debt Crisis Takes Center Stage at Washington Meetings

The 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, taking place October 13 through 18 in Washington, D.C., are set to confront growing calls for comprehensive debt relief as African nations grapple with unprecedented...

Lawmakers split over age-ceiling on soldiers recruitment

…As NPP-era oldies enrolment surface A proposal by the Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to review the maximum age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has ignited a heated...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 to be Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation Chief Executive Office (CEO) and Inaugurated by the President of The Gambia

(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) Merck Foundation (), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Lumina”y”, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia in...

Team Europe commits €11.5bn of investment to South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on October 9 unveiled a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, at the Global Gateway Forum, in Brussels, Belgium. Through Global...

Made in Pakistan Cars Exported to 20 Countries

Pakistan’s automobile industry has reached a new milestone, exporting 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries over the past three fiscal years, according to official data shared in the Senate. Finance and Revenue Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb...

New investor takes over Rivatex East Africa, fires 3,000 employees

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Investments formally handed over Rivatex East Africa to Arise IIP Limited The textile manufacturer has been making losses despite the government pumping in billions of shillings George Olaka, the CEO of Arise...

Teflon as a low-calorie stomach filling, cows with zebra stripes and the physics of lumpy pasta sauce

The Ig Nobel Prizes, which are awarded annually to research that "first makes people laugh and then makes them think", took place for the 35th time this year. At the ceremony at Boston University, ten prizes were awarded for unusual scientific...

Press review: Ukraine plans Tomahawk strikes on Russia and Canada may join Baltic clash

MOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/. Kiev is preparing plans for strikes on Russia with US-made Tomahawk missiles, and Canada may get involved in the West’s confrontation with Russia in the Baltic region. Hamas insists that Israel withdraw its troops before...

Ewe chiefs call for unity, Language preservation at Ho Summit 

By Frank Kwame Abbor, GNA Ho, Oct. 4, GNA – The 4th edition of the Summit of Ewe Chiefs from Ghana, Togo, and Benin, has renewed calls for unity, cultural preservation, and stronger collaboration among Ewe-speaking communities across the three...

‘We Vote, They Rule’: Inside The Political System That Silences Women In Ondo, Osun States

It was a humid afternoon in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, when 42-year-old Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, a native of Arigidi-Akoko, walked smartly into the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Clutching her expression of...

AU Organizes Ministerial Side Event in NY to Accelerate UN Reform Promoting Justice & Reparations

The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Republic of Togo, organized a high-level side event entitled "80 Years of the United Nations: Accelerating the Reform Agenda and Consolidating Momentum towards Justice and Reparations." The...

Dialogue launched to boost women and youth entrepreneurship

The inaugural dialogue forum of Biashara Pawa. A national dialogue aimed at strengthening women and youth participation in underrepresented economic sectors has been launched in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The inaugural forum, convened under the...

Pakistan exports 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries, Senate told

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (APP):Pakistan has successfully exported 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries over the past three fiscal years, marking a significant milestone for the nation’s automotive industry. This was confirmed...

Team Europe reaches €300 billion target for Global Gateway investments ahead of time

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today at the opening of the Global Gateway Forum, President von der Leyen laid down her vision for strengthened partnerships in a radically changing...

Ghana Re-Elected as ANCA Chair for Second Term, Steering Africa’s Cybersecurity Ambitions Into a Defining Phase

In Rabat on 17 September 2025, the 6th meeting of the African Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA) delivered a signal moment: member states unanimously re-elected Ghana as chair for a second term, extending its leadership through what could...

Drunk bats and painted cows: The oddball Ig Nobel Prize winners of 2025

Following on from last year's 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony at MIT, the 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize night took place at Boston University on September 18, celebrating real research with delightfully sideways investigative...

Summit of Ewe chiefs advocate preservation, eloquent use of Ewe language

A Conference of Ewe chiefs in Ghana, Togo and Benin has been held in Ho, with a renewed call on Ewes in the three countries as well as in Nigeria, to preserve their language and to impart the language’s rich cultural values to their children. The...

Bringing fund domiciliation home: Unlocking Africa's capital potential

Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of the continent’s economies, accounting for nearly 80% of formal employment in emerging markets. Yet despite their importance, they continue to face a staggering $940...

Minority Blows Alarm Over NDC Foot Soldiers’ Recruitment

Rev. Ntim Fordjour The Minority in Parliament has criticised proposals by some Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for an increase in the enlistment age into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), describing it as an attempt to smuggle “overage...