The Senseable Lagos Lab was launched recently by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, making it the first MIT Senseable City research facility in Africa at Isimi Lagos, Epe, Nigeria. It was officially launched at the maiden edition of the Lagos Future City Week organized by LandWey Investment Ltd, Nigeria’s leading residential real estate company, […]
The Nelson Mandela stadium at Algeria was inaugurated today. The Algerian sports minister, Abdel Razzak announced on Tuesday the 20th of December, 2022 that the stadium will be named after Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist. The stadium is a 40,000 capacity stadium in Baraki, Algeria, a suburb of Algiers. It is the first […]
Nigeria’s Tobiloba Amusan was named 2022 Africa’s Best Female Athlete of the Year by the Confederation of African Athletics on Tuesday. Amusan was the winner at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and also the World Championships in Oregon where she had set a new World record of 12.12s in the Hurdles competition. She as well […]
The Great Museum of Africa is an idea child of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. It is a museum that will showcase, protect, and promote the rich cultural heritage of the continent. It will be hosted by the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Algiers on behalf of the continent. The Great Museum is […]
To host the Corporate Council on Africa’s 15th U.S.-Africa Business Summit(USABS), the CCA has announced the Government of the Republic of Botswana as the national host in June 2023. The President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi welcomed the unique opportunity given to host the Corporate Council on Africa’s 2023 USABS which […]
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On Tuesday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Germany handed 22 Benin Bronzes which were looted 125 years ago from Benin to the Nigerian Government. The government of Germany was represented by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock and Minister of State for Culture, Claudia Roth. Speaking on the occasion, Annalena Baerbock expressed the wrong […]
Security Watch Africa Initiative (SWAT) was established in 1997 to monitor, collect and analyze security issues in Africa. In 2004, an award scheme was inaugurated to recognize those who have excelled in the security area. The Nigerian Army has won the best land forces in Africa 2021/2022. This award was presented to them during the […]
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Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to have signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Artemis Accords at the first-ever U.S-Air Space Forum. The signing took place at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, by Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Infrastructure, Prof. Isa Pantami, and Rwanda’s Chief Executive Officer for […]