World

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  France’s Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned barely four weeks after assuming office, plunging the country deeper into political uncertainty. The Elysée Palace confirmed his resignation on Monday, following an hour-long meeting...

By Ebi Kesiena Nigeria has become the third-largest African beneficiary of development aid from the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, securing a total of $876 million in 2024. The revelation was contained in the...

By Ebi Kesiena Apple has withdrawn several applications that allowed users to anonymously share information about the movements of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, reportedly after pressure from the Trump administration. The apps, which...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Tunisia was rocked on Friday by an unprecedented court ruling after a 56-year-old labourer, Saber Chouchane, was sentenced to death for Facebook posts critical of President Kaïs Saied. Chouchane, a father of...

The African penguin, once thriving in the millions along southern Africa’s coastline, is now on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 9,900 breeding pairs left in the wild. Experts warn the species could disappear within...

By Ebi Kesiena Executives in Ghana’s pensions sector have criticised the government’s ban on offshore investments, warning that it undermines their ability to manage risk, even as authorities attempt to revive the domestic bond market following...