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By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The World Bank has called on the Ethiopian government to accelerate telecom reforms and open up the sector further to boost digital inclusion and economic growth. In its Ethiopia Telecom Market Assessment...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  A new investor, Arise IIP Limited, has officially taken over Rivatex East Africa Limited under a 21-year lease agreement, leading to the loss of about 3,000 jobs as part of a sweeping...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  A member of Nigeria's House of Representatives representing Yamaltu/Deba Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Inuwa Garba, has called on the Bola Tinubu-led Government to urgently intervene to stop frequent hippopotamus attacks that...

By Ebi Kesiena Nigeria has lost an estimated $10bn to the decade-long conflict in the North-East, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF Country Representative, Wafaa Saeed, made this known, recently during the official...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  The World Trade Organization (WTO) under the leadership of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has sharply raised its forecast for global goods trade growth this year following an unexpectedly strong first half. The WTO...

By Ebi Kesiena Egyptian authorities have arrested prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over a series of Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Wednesday, describing the detention as another blow to press freedom in the...