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AU welcomes the peace pact between the US and Iran, which ends months of conflict and leads to the reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
Ethiopia’s air force on Monday carried out another round of strikes on positions held by the Tigray Defence Force as tensions escalate in the country’s north.
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the country’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.93% in May, up from 15.69% in April this year.
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity in Nigeria and establish a major new manufacturing platform in Ethiopia.
S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) a ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer credit rating and an ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the Bank’s strong financial standing and its critical role in driving trade, industrialisation and economic development across Africa and the wider Global Africa community.
The ECOWAS Permanent Delegation in Côte d’Ivoire organised, on June 8 and 9, 2026, in Grand-Bassam, a series of commemorative activities marking the 51st anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the theme of peace, regional integration, and civic engagement.
The Dakar regional coordination of the Islamic Gathering of Senegal discusses challenges facing the country and geopolitics.
Sweden opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory over Tunisia on Sunday evening at Monterrey Stadium in Mexico.
Amad Diallo helped Cote d’Ivoire seal a 1-0 victory against Ecuador in their opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf, has advised the Nigerian government to give more consideration to the welfare of Nigerians in the implementation of its economic stabilization policies.