While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
It’s Art Month in Nigeria — and a highlight is the celebration of art that is Art X, a wide-ranging fair that highlights “Black portraiture” as well as other creations from the continent. (Image credit: Manny Jefferson for NPR)
In May 2023, the UK government has announced plans to scrap dependent visas for many foreign students. The new rule comes as migration to the UK hit a record high of 606,000 last year. BBC Africa explains why is Nigeria one of the main targets of the clampdown. Presented by Anita Nkonge Produced by Maureen Nyukuri …
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-ca03-08db4bfabf5f_w800_h450.jpgA wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe’s massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year after Beijing pledged to help African countries address their energy problems with renewable sources rather than fossil fuels. “Chinese overseas renewable energy investments aim to…
In 2024 the United States will vote to elect its 47th president. The current president, Joe Biden has said he plans to seek re-election, while the former president, Donald Trump has already declared his intentions, even while facing legal battles. On March 30th, Former President Donald Trump was indicted for 34 felony counts for falsifying…
“We shall now hold protests every Monday and every Thursday beginning next week,” said Raila Odinga, opposition party leader who lost to President William Ruto in Kenya’s last presidential elections. A foreign source covering the recent Kenyan demonstrations said Kenyans are angry Ruto lied to them. Police arrested over 200 people during a March 20…
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-ddfd-08db2729dc10_w800_h450.jpgRussia has long been the biggest exporter of arms to sub-Saharan Africa, but a new study indicates Western sanctions are making it harder for Moscow to sell weapons, opening the door for more Chinese-made arms. Even before the Ukraine war, China had increased its sales of weapons to sub-Saharan Africa, exporting almost three times as…
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tinubu-election-nigeria.jpgNigeria’s new president will immediately face pressures from within his party, the opposition, and the majority of voters who didn’t back him.
https://gdb.voanews.com/997BAC11-8197–42B1-9801–82FACBAB1F22_w800_h450.pngCameroon’s military has taken over construction of roads linking its troubled western regions to Nigeria after what it said were repeated separatist attacks. The military says the rebels abducted eight people this week, including road workers, who were abandoning work sites due to insecurity. Cameroon says scores of government troops and road construction equipment of…
On April 5th 2022, Mubarak Bala – the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria – plead guilty to charges attached to blasphemy. The sentence that followed caused shockwaves throughout the country, reverberating around the world, and placing the threats to freedom of expression in Africa’s most populous country under new scrutiny. BBC’s Yemisi Adegoke…