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   The Swedish government announced a military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, amounting to $8.6 billion over 2026 and 2027, as Kyiv seeks more backing from its allies to fend off Russia’s invasion. “This highlights the sustainable nature of our support” for Kyiv, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said at a press conference. “In the […]

Kemeriya Mehammed Abduraheman set her sights on an electric car four months ago, joining more than 100,000 Ethiopians who have made the green switch. While electric vehicle (EV) sales in Africa accounted for only one percent of the global market in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency, Ethiopia wants to change that.   A […]

  The gunman who shot dead US right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk in a targeted killing remained at large Thursday but authorities said they have video images of the suspect and have recovered a “high-powered” rifle. Kirk, a 31-year-old superstar on the Republican right who was credited with helping Donald Trump return to the presidency […]

  The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with China’s Shanghai Haiqi Industrial Company Ltd, to establish Nigeria’s first insulin production plant. The agreement was formalised through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in Abuja on Wednesday. The facility is expected to reduce reliance on imported insulin […]

  While the Composite Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) and two of its sectors – Services and Agriculture recorded expansion in August, signalling improvement in economic activity, the Industry Sector recorded a decline. This was revealed in the newly published Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) report for August just released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). […]

  President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will posthumously award the highest US civilian honor to murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. “I’m pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump said during a ceremony at the Pentagon marking the September 11, 2001 attacks. Kirk, […]

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising David Mark, and a former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as interim national chairman and National Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This followed a motion ex parte dated September 2, 2025, and […]

  Taiwan’s government plans to spend $18 billion on strengthening the island’s “resilience”, including helping industries hit by US tariffs and boosting its defences against Chinese threats, the cabinet said Thursday. The special budget bill was approved on Thursday, but it has to be passed by the opposition-controlled parliament before it can take effect. The […]

  Global oil supply hit a record high in August as OPEC+ and other countries ramped up production, with a looming surplus keeping prices in check, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. Eight key members of OPEC+ group, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, have been gradually increasing production since April after restricting output in recent […]

Ghana is accepting west Africans deported from the United States, Ghanaian President John Mahama said Wednesday. Deporting people to third countries — in many cases to places they’ve never lived — has been a hallmark of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, notably by sending hundreds to a notorious prison in El Salvador. […]

  Qatar said it would hold funerals on Thursday in the capital Doha for those killed in an unprecedented Israeli strike that targeted Hamas figures in the Gulf country earlier this week. “The Ministry of Interior announces that the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the Israeli targeting… will be held on the afternoon of […]

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice to be interim leader, a representative of the “Gen Z” protesters said Thursday, after demonstrations that ousted the veteran prime minister. Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel held “consultations with related stakeholders and held a meeting with representatives of Gen Z” on Wednesday, a military spokesperson […]