S&P cuts Egypt's credit ratings Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing "continued pressure" on foreign reserves. More
Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel Modern life in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, has become almost a character itself in novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new book, "Americanah." Within its pages, one catches self-acknowledged glimpses of the writer herself, who shot to fame with her previous novel, a love story set during Nigeria's civil war entitled "Half of a Yellow Sun." More
Ghana impounds 'faulty condoms' More than 110 million Chinese-made condoms are seized in Ghana after laboratory tests revealed they had holes and burst easily. More
Nigeria tycoon 'plans $8bn refinery' Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would double Nigeria's current oil output. More
Meet Omowumi Monehin, the baker bridging cultures with Agege bread in Qatar In a world where challenges can either break you or propel you to greatness, Omowumi Monehin chose the latter. Her journey from being an attorney at law to becoming a baker,resulting in the founding ... 04/15/2024 - 11:23 pm | View Link
How to make homemade agidi with corn starch Agidi is a traditional West African dish, primarily made from corn starch and water. 2. In your medium-sized pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. If you prefer a touch of seasoning in your Agidi ... 04/8/2024 - 11:59 pm | View Link
Mistakes Nigeria made The mistakes that Nigeria made is a wide ranging subject to deal with. Yet it is all important to know them for our survival as individuals, ethnic groupings, a country or a nation. The wise are ... 04/7/2024 - 7:02 pm | View Link
Landmark gets govts' assurance on no demolition of businesses for highway project The Landmark Group said active engagement is ongoing with various arms of the Federal and State Governments on the matter. The company disclosed this while responding to concerns raised by ... 04/6/2024 - 3:01 am | View Link
Baking Beauties: 17 Homemade Treats That Impress Indulging in homemade treats is a wonderful moment ... The result is a comforting and delicious treat that celebrates the natural sweetness of the blueberries. Whether served as a casual dessert or a ... 01/16/2024 - 2:20 pm | View Link
Where do you find influence in 2024? You can start with the offices of the Anti-Corruption Foundation in Vilnius, Lithuania, where TIME met with Yulia Navalnaya earlier this spring. There, the activist is working with 60 supporters—whose anti-Kremlin activities include tracking down the villas, yachts, and bank accounts of the Russian political elites—inside three fully operational production studios and a high-tech control room.
In Russian custom, the soul of the dead is believed to remain on earth for forty days, finishing its business among the living before it moves on to the afterlife. Surviving friends and relatives often spend this period in mourning and reflection. But the loved ones of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading dissident, did not have much freedom to abide by this custom after he died in an Arctic prison camp on February 16.
For them, and especially for his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, the days and weeks that followed his death rushed by in a blur of studio lights, airport terminals, hotel rooms and video calls.
Outside the closed world of the Kremlin and the Russian prison system, few could have anticipated the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading dissident, in an Arctic penal colony on February 16. It came as a devastating shock to the revolutionary movement he led and, more acutely, to his close friends and family.
Prince William is expected to return to royal duties Thursday, marking his first public engagements since his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced her cancer diagnosis last month.
William is expected to visit Surrey and West London to “spotlight the community and environmental impact organizations in the area are having through their work”, Kensington Palace said on Tuesday.
It was a dramatic, film-worthy display of sportsmanship—or cheating, depending on how you see it.
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In the last stretch of a half-marathon in Beijing on April 14, two runners from Kenya, one from Ethiopia, and one from China were in the lead—reportedly pacing with each other since the beginning.