In the 2025 London Marathon, Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa set a new world record in the women’s race, finishing in 2:15:50. She beat the previous record by 26 seconds. Assefa surged ahead in the final 10km, leaving Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei – the winner in 2021 – to settle for second place. In the men’s race, Kenya’s
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have set a May 2 deadline to draft a peace agreement, following escalating rebel activities in the region. During talks in Washington, Rwanda and DRC’s foreign ministers, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio present, agreed to create a draft agreement by the deadline. Both countries pledged
Last year, Ghana officially approved its first genetically modified (GM) crop, the Songotra-T cowpea, which solved a major agricultural problem. The legume pod borer, a pest of Southeast Asian origin, causes significant crop losses of up to 80%. However, Songotra-T is resistant, providing environmental and economic benefits. Field trials in northern Ghana demonstrated that the
Gabon’s constitutional court has officially confirmed Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s victory in the April 12 presidential election. Nguema, who led the 2023 coup, secured 94.85% of the vote. He defeated seven candidates, with his closest rival, former Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, receiving only 3% of the total votes cast. The election, which saw
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stated that the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration will have minimal impact on Africa. According to her, the continent’s trade exposure to the US is relatively small – only 6.5% of Africa’s exports and 4.4% of its imports come from the US
Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, hip-hop pioneers Outkast, rock duo The White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.
[This Day] In a chat with newsmen at the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group spring meetings in Washington DC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, highlighted the significant strides made in Nigeria’s economic reforms. Cardoso underscored that the country’s bold policy shifts have not only strengthened the nation’s economic fundamentals but have also restored investor confidence. He noted that these reforms, combined with efforts to enhance Nigeria’s financial
[This Day] The third instalment of the South Africa’s Cup, an 18-hole golf tournament is set to take place on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos, as part of South Africa Week celebrating 31 years of that country’s Freedom and Democracy.
