Portugal's doors 'wide open' as Türkiye eyes $75B infrastructure boom

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Monday highlighted significant opportunities as Portugal plans to invest billions of dollars in new infrastructure projects, with the southern European country saying its doors are "wide open" to Turkish firms. Bolat's...

Türkiye seeks to boost trade, eyes Portuguese infrastructure boom

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Monday stressed the opportunity for Turkish contractors as Portugal plans billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects, while also expressing confidence that trade and mutual investment flows will accelerate...

Nigeria needs new constitution, not amendment, Olanipekun tells NASS

Former President of the the Nigerian Bar Association and former President of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has called on the National Assembly to immediately suspend further amendment to the 1999 Constitution so as to allow...

Philippines caps strong showing at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Philippines ended its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai on a high note, earning the Silver Award for Exhibition Design (Under 1,500 square meters) from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and welcoming more than a million...

West African Girls Chart Own Path at Historic Dakar Summit

Regional declaration demands binding action on education, protection, and opportunity Over 100 adolescent girls from across West and Central Africa gathered in Dakar for a watershed moment in gender equality advocacy. The inaugural Regional Girls’...

Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024

“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new report. The annual “state of wildfires” report from an international team of scientists finds that fires burned at least...

Barker upbeat as Stellenbosch hold firm in CAF clash

Stellenbosch FC’s coach Steve Barker displayed a resolute optimism despite a goalless draw against 15 de Agosto de Akonibe in their CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round, first leg, tie. Barker believes his side are well-positioned to...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Regional Girls’ Summit in Dakar marks turning point with adoption of groundbreaking Dakar Declaration

Adolescent girls from across West and Central Africa (WCA) convened in Dakar on October 10-11, 2025, for the inaugural Regional Girls' Summit. The summit, organised by UNICEF and the Government of Senegal, and coinciding with the International Day...

Shell spuds wildcat offshore remote African archipelago

Shell has spudded its high-profile Falcao 1 wildcat offshore Sao Tome & Principe, and explorers will be watching the exploration well — only the second to be drilled off the West African archipelago — like hawks. The supermajor said the Stena...

ICSID Publishes 2025 Annual Report with Expanded Caseload Statistics

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has released its 2025 Annual Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the Centre’s activities during fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), which covered the period from July 1, 2024...

‘World’s loneliest’ gorillas found in enclosure at abandoned UK zoo after site closed down

The “world’s loneliest” gorillas have reportedly been discovered living inside the abandoned Bristol Zoo, more than three years after it closed to the public in September 2022. Heartbreaking footage shared online shows one of the gorillas tapping...

‘World’s loneliest’ gorillas found in enclosure at abandoned UK zoo by urban explorers 3 YEARS after site closed down

THE “world’s loneliest” gorillas have been discovered inside an abandoned UK zoo that shut down more than three years ago. Urban explorers found the apes stuck behind glass in their enclosure at Bristol Zoo – which closed to the public in...

10 African countries with the fastest urban population growth (2020–2050)

Africa is witnessing one of the fastest rates of urbanisation in the world, with several countries projected to experience significant urban population growth between 2020 and 2050 According to the Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2025 report,...

Trespasser at former zoo film gorillas banging on windows

Western Lowland Gorilla Hasani with surrogate mum Kera at Bristol Zoo, before the site closed(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC) Another trespasser has made their way into the former Bristol Zoo to film a troop of gorillas, despite pleas to leave the...

US immigration policy changes make religious worker visas difficult to get

Congregations of women religious that invite sisters from overseas to do religious work in the United States will now find the process much more difficult, due to recent policy changes by the Trump administration. Experts from the Catholic Legal...

Huawei Seeds 2025 sees Irish students get a taste of AI and drones

MTU student Ena O’Driscoll discusses her trip to China as part of the 2025 cohort of Huawei’s Seeds for the Future programme. Last month, a group of students based at a variety of Irish universities visited China as part of the 2025 edition of the...

Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes its second annual Report, which presents guidelines for “informed listening” and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more...

Nigeria: Charging in naira, paying in dollars, will clarion shipping survive?

Clarion Shipping recently announced its arrival into Nigeria’s cabotage space with the launch of the MV Ocean Dragon, a 349-TEU container ship that marks the first wholly Nigerian-owned ocean-going container vessel. With port levies accumulating...

If Paul Biya Loses, It’s A Win For African Democracy, If He Wins, It’s A Lo

It is no more news that Paul Biya and his closest rival, Maurice Kamto of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), are both claiming victory in the just concluded presidential election, plunging the country into a tense post-election standoff....