African gold worth $35 billion smuggled yearly to UAE, Switzerland
At least $35 billion worth of gold, mined by artisanal and small-scale operations in Africa, is hidden and smuggled out of the continent yearly,...
In restoring Nigeria’s old anthem, Tinubu fulfills a long-held wish
President Bola Tinubu signed a new law Tuesday ending the use of “Arise O Compatriot” as Nigeria’s national anthem, and restoring the former anthem...
Biker “Itchy Boots” who exposed corrupt officers in Nigeria ends Africa tour after crash
Noraly Schoenmaker, the Dutch solo traveller and globetrotting biker famously known as Itchy Boots, has unexpectedly ended her Africa tour following a crash.
Schoenmaker, whose...
Nigerian govt says experts deployed after tomato rose 550%
The Nigerian government has blamed the current high price of tomatoes in the country on crop disease, saying it has sent experts to the affected...
E-commerce firm Copia is latest major African startup to be troubled
Copia Global, the Kenya-based online retailer, announced Friday it was entering administration after failing to raise new funding.
In doing so, the B2C e-commerce platform...