Africa

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on countries within the West African region to strengthen anti-corruption agencies in their territories and offer them ample opportunities to operate in order to tackle the scourge of corruption more effectively.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The newly designated Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia, Ambassador Nwanne Ominyi, has pledged to ensure an increased and more fruitful bilateral relationship between the two countries.

By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)

The Saudi Arabia-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has donated food items to 8,725 households of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Zamfara State.

By Ayuk N.J

The world woke to unusual images on their television screens last week with looting, vandalism, and rioting portrayed on the streets of the Senegalese capital. The worst civil unrest in Senegal in decades was short-lived but has left a distinct mark on the country’s international image.

• * Says The World Must Not Short-Change Africa On Access To Vaccines

By Aminatta Diof (NewsLeader West Africa Correspondent, in Abidjan)

President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover faster and better from the pandemic.

By Aminatta Diof (Newsleader West African Bureau Chief, in Abidjan)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a $7 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), for technical assistance in setting up a mini-grid acceleration initiative to meet the needs of the continent’s fast-evolving renewable mini-grid industry.