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Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Agree to Unite to Fight Insecurity

For about seven hours Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan, governors of the 36 states of the federation, service chiefs and heads of security agencies, among others, met behind closed doors in.

Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala And Other Africans Named Among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, along with the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, were on Thursday named by Time Magazine among the world’s 100 most influential people for 2014..

Will Rwanda’s President Seek Third Term?

ANALYSIS At a recent event, Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame suggested he might change the constitution to allow him to run for a third term in 2017. Speaking at an event.

US – Africa Investment Forum Dinner, Houston Texas

As more African companies confirm participation, we are excited inviting you to attend the US-Africa Investment Forum Dinner 2014 with the theme: “Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness in the new frontier” billed.

New EU programme to strengthen land governance in ten African countries

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, April 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/– A new programme worth €33 million to improve land governance and help improve the food and nutrition security of family farmers.

Canada Supports Sustainable Livelihoods and Health in Ghana

OTTAWA, Canada, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Senator Larry Smith, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced today Canada’s contribution to a.

Money Transfer: Are Africans getting ripped off?

Africans in the Diaspora are charged twice the global average in taxes to send money to relatives back home, a recent study has revealed. Africans face the highest remittance fees.

Egypt: Two contrasting candidates vie for the presidency

The Egyptian presidency will be contested by two contrasting candidates- former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and former parliamentarian Hamdeen Sabahi. According to the secretary-general of Egypt’s Elections Committee, Al-.

Meet media mogul Mo Abudu ‘Africa’s Oprah Winfrey’ and how she conquered a continent

With no TV experience whatsoever, Mo Abudu has become the “Oprah of Africa” — it’s impossible not to read an interview with the glamorous 49-year-old without the moniker cropping up..