Botswana now expects economic growth of 9.7 per cent in 2021, compared with the 8.8 per cent forecast in February, helped by a recent rebasing of GDP accounts.
Nigeria, as other African countries, has seen a rise in the number of missing people since 2020, due to armed conflicts and other violent activities.
The COVID-19 pandemic had threatened the success of polio vaccination on the continent.
Nigeria is scheduled to face Ivory Coast to round up the group stage on August 29.
The former Nigerian president is expected at the commission’s office in the coming weeks.
The South African Airways will resume operations on September 23, more than 15 months after it was grounded.
Troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) said seven soldiers and 43 terrorists were killed in a fresh attack launched by Boko Haram and (ISWAP) terrorists.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested the UK government to grant an exemption to African players for the international window.
Morocco controls large parts of the territory, but this is not recognised internationally.
All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have received 8,880 entries from Nigerian and other African artists for the AFRIMA 2021 Awards.
