Oluwatosin Alabi

The African Union has accredited Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Centre as a regional centre of excellence to support member states across West Africa and the Sahel.

President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to approve $20.52 billion and 1.05 billion euros in foreign loans, setting up a fight over transparency and debt.

The rand was steady as South Africa’s leading business cycle indicator rose 1.1% in August and traders awaited the Fed’s Oct. 28 decision.

Sixteen clubs are set for the 2026/27 CAF Champions League group stage after Mamelodi Sundowns’ shock exit, with the Cairo draw due Wednesday.

Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab release Made in Senegal on Friday, their first album of new songs in nearly a decade, recorded entirely in Dakar.

Cannes hosts the 23rd Pan-African Film Festival through Oct. 25, with documentaries on Amílcar Cabral and Congo war children, a jazz film and Dikalo Awards.

South African model Candice Swanepoel, spotted at 15 in a Durban flea market, became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2010 and turned 38 on Tuesday.

Aliko Dangote has accepted content creator Bae U Barbie’s invitation to the YouTube show Curiosity Made Me Ask, saying, “We will come.”

AFRIFF’s 15th edition unveils 135 films for Lagos, with founder Chioma Ude saying women and technology will define the future of film.

Veteran Yoruba comic actor Mr Latin, whose real name is Bolaji Amusan, clocked 60 on Thursday and thanked God for grace, wisdom and purpose.