Following the recent normalization of relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Ethiopian Airlines is set to resume daily flights to Asmara, Eritrea. The first flight will be on 17 July 2018 with the most technologically advanced commercial aircraft, the Boeing 787, according to Ethiopian Airlines. This follows agreements reached in Asmara between Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has directed the immediate release of two properties located in the United Kingdom (UK) belonging to African Billionaire businessman and CEO of the Aiteo Group, Benedict Peters. The properties had been the subject of an Interim Forfeiture Order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without […]

Zimbabwe’s election at the end of the month will take place in the context of decades of politically motivated gross human rights violations, including mass killings, the forced disappearance of critics and suppression of peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published today. “As the country holds its first elections without former president […]

Ethiopia submitted a request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, this evening demanding end of the sanctions UN’s on Eritrea. The reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has submitted the request to Guterres, who is in Addis Ababa for the African Union- UN annual summit. “Ethiopia and Eritrea made a […]

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, who is in Addis Ababa for the joint African Union (AU) – UN joint annual meeting, appeals the international community to help Africa fight illicit financial flows, money laundering and tax evasion. I appeal to the international community to do everything in order to make sure […]

French President Emmanuel Macron offered a bold and new vision of France’s relationship with Africa, speaking at an exclusive session hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Lagos today. He passionately advocated a new partnership, prioritizing the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa’s renaissance, highlighting the importance of the private sector and most importantly saying […]

The African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, has instituted a special prize for excellence in leadership in memory of Tonia Kandiero, late Director General of the Bank’s Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office. On the first anniversary of Tonia’s death, Bank’s President Akinwumi Adesina said, “The Tonia Kandiero Prize is expected to strengthen […]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea signed this morning a five pillars Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship in Asmara. According to Yemane G. Meskel, Eritrea’s Information Minister, the Joint Declaration states, inter alia, State of war that existed between the two countries has come to an end. A […]