Edo State, has reiterated that Okuku traditional hairdo remains strictly for the Oba’s wives (Queens).The BTC in a statement on Thursday, clarified that the Okuku was not for decorations, hence, “it ...

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has reaffirmed the ban of Okuku ( Benin Traditional Hairdo), Ada (Sceptre), and Eben (Scimitar) usage by unauthorised ...

Oba of Benin has summoned every priest and priestess across every corner of the kingdom to place curses on those using the ADA and EBEN symbols and also for those women making okuku hairstyle during ...

DAR ES SALAAM, January 28, 2025 — Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to ...

African government, business and civil society leaders met in Davos. Image: World Economic Forum/Chris Heeney From its burgeoning youth population to its expanding influence on the global stage ...

Jan. 27, 2025 The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on ...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Expropriation Bill which repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975 and sets out how organs of State may expropriate land in the public ...

Shelley Teckombi Yazembrou, a refugee from the Central African Republic, struggled for nearly seven years to open a bank account ... As Ali and Hadidja receive their biometric ID cards, they are not ...

During his first term as US president, Donald Trump showed little interest in relations with governments in Africa. The continent also didn't feature much in his inauguration speech for his second ...

Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free ...