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Trump Hails Chancellor Olaf Scholz Election Defeat As Great Day For Germany

Friedrich Merz
After a conservative opposition leader named Friedrich Merz declared victory in an election, US President Donald Trump praised Sunday as a “great day for Germany.” According to exit polls from the German election, the far-right AfD made significant gains, but leader Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party emerged victorious. According to public broadcaster ZDF, the CDU/CSU combination was expected to take the lead with 28.5% of the vote, followed by the AfD with 20%, which would be the far-right party’s highest-ever result in polls that was keenly watched throughout Europe and the US. According to the prediction, the center-leftRead More

Prince Harry And Meghan Welcome Baby Girl

Prince Harry and Meghan Welcome Baby Girl
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday morning in a hospital inRead More

China Says It Will Allow Couples To Have 3 Children, Up From 2

At a playground in Fujian, China. The government’s efforts to boost the birthrate have been largely unsuccessful.
The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate. China said on Monday that itRead More

ECOWAS Suspends Mali Until Return To Civil Rule

Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
Mali has been suspended from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) until the current military dictators vacate office and the country returns to civilRead More

Elumelu Urges Africa’s Leaders To Prioritise Youth Empowerment, Job Creation

Okonjo-Iweala reiterates calls for debt restructuring in Africa The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu, yesterday urgedRead More

W’Bank Mulls COVID-19 Vaccine Production In Africa

World Bank
Begins consultations with stakeholders The World Bank will in the next few weeks make some major announcements concerning its efforts to commence the production of COVID-19 vaccines in some AfricanRead More

EU To Remove Ghana From Money Laundering Countries

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Considers Ghana as a Manufacturing Hub for Covid-19 Vaccines European Union has announced plans to remove Ghana from the list of countries that are deficient anti-money laundering and terrorism financing.Read More

JPMorgan: Big Institutional Investors Dumping Bitcoin, Going Back Into Gold

Bitcoin
Based on open interest in CME Bitcoin futures contracts, the firm said large investors are shifting away from Bitcoin after favoring the digital currency over gold beginning last fall. TheRead More

Shiba Inu Crypto Investors Turn Multimillionaires After Almost Jobless, Relying On Stimulus Checks

Crypto millionaire
Two brothers have shared the story of how they became millionaires after investing in Shiba Inu, the cryptocurrency nicknamed “dogecoin killer,” for just under two months. Before the investment, theRead More

Buhari Canvasses Debt Relief For African Countries

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says PPP will stem corruption President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for debt relief for African countries by European nations and international financial institutions. This is just as he gave anRead More

Apapa Traffic Gridlock May Hurt AfCFTA’s Gains, Operators Warn

Apapa gridlock
Some members of the organised private sector (OPS) have decried the lack of political will to address the perennial traffic congestion around the Apapa ports, saying the gridlock could hurtRead More