African Union

Six candidates are vying to become the next head of the World Trade Organization — an institution which faced mammoth challenges even before the pandemic-driven global economic crisis struck. The window to enter the race slams shut on…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is contained in a document signed by Mahamadou Issoufou, ECOWAS…

Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over an extraordinary China-Africa summit on solidarity against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Beijing on Wednesday. He will also deliver a keynote speech, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying…

OMOTAYO ARAOYE The World Trade Organization (WTO) has accepted the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala as one of the candidates for the position of the DG of the organization. On Tuesday, WTO tweeted the acceptance of Iweala on its…

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. In July 2019, President Buhari approved the establishment of the committee…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, has said that Nigeria was committed to the integration of the African continent and the promotion of trade, movement of persons, goods and services, and infrastructure…

The head of the election observer mission of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), former President Goodluck Jonathan, says the observer mission has confidence in the South African elections, based on what they…

World leaders on Tuesday at the First International Food Safety Conference in Addis Ababa called for greater international cooperation to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and hampering the progress towards sustainable…

The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Nigeria in Ethiopia has advised Nigerians traveling to the country to declare foreign currency exceeding $3000 or its equivalent and other valuable like jewelries. Kaston Ojomo,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has told members of the African Union that the fight against corruption is a battle for the souls of all countries and one that must be won. Buhari spoke at the opening session of the corruption risk…