Bassem Aboualabass, Agence France-Presse (AFP) harm el Sheikh – As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday. “If drastic measures are not taken urgently, hunger will increase as climate change is felt everywhere, most…
Staff Writer, ZAWYA Nigerian banks’ assets rose by 10.72 trillion nairas ($22.61 billion) between August 2021 and August 2022 to hit 66.76 trillion nairas ($151.49 billion), The Punch newspaper reported, citing the Central Bank of Nigeria. The banking sector remained resilient amid economic challenges, Monetary Policy Committee member Kingsley Obiora said in a statement. Total assets…
Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP) Sharm el Sheikh – Campaigners on Tuesday urged leaders at the COP27 summit and big tech companies to formally crack down on climate disinformation that undermines efforts to limit the deadly impacts of global warming. In an open letter, they called on COP27 delegates to adopt a common definition of climate…
LAGOS, NIGERIA – The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa. Among them is Nigeria, where resources are already stretched to the limit. More than 15 million people in Lagos compete for…
By Africanews The German delegation allegedly put forward the allegations of surveillance following an event attended by the sister of a jailed hunger striker and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. The representative of Egypt’s presidency of the COP27, Wael Aboulmagd, rejected the claims. “I haven’t received anything whatsoever from the German delegation. I’ve seen reports in…
By Africanews The Community of East African States (EAC) announced on Sunday that the next set of peace talks on the situation in eastern DRC will take place in Kenya on November 21st. The announcement coincided with more fighting on Sunday near Goma between government forces and the M23 rebels. The former Tutsi rebels took up…
The countdown has started for the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world. The host nation, Qatar, will face Ecuador in the opening match of what is already a controversial tournament. The Gulf state’s treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ community has prompted widening condemnation. Former French international, Marcel Desailly,…
Staff Writer, Mubasher Cairo – The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to provide new financing of $1.50 billion to Egypt for water treatment projects, EIB Vice-President, Gelsomina Vigliotti, told Asharq Business on the sidelines of COP27 currently taking place in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh. EIB and the Egyptian government focus to link water, food, and energy to…
Captain Wahbi Khazri believes Tunisia have the quality to make it sixth time lucky at the World Cup in Qatar. The North Africans have suffered group exits in all five of their previous appearances and boast just two wins from 15 games – the first against Mexico in 1978 and then against Panama in 2018….
Jose Tembe BBC News, Maputo Mozambique has started exporting liquefied natural gas for the first time, in a move the country’s President Felipe Nyusi has described as historic. The gas has been produced at an off-shore plant run by Italian energy firm Eni, but British oil giant BP has the purchasing rights over it. The…
