TIME Announces TIME Africa

Today, global media company TIME (https://TIME.com/) announced TIME Africa, a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP). TIME Africa will launch as a digital and live events platform, bringing TIME’s...

African Stars vs Chula Chula game cancelled

Hilma Nalupe The fundraising match between African Stars and Eeshoke Chula Chula, which was scheduled for Sunday in Windhoek, has been cancelled. This was announced by the Brave Warriors World Cup campaign committee this week. The fixture was...

Report: At $95bn, Egypt, Nigeria Account for Largest Shares of Africa’s Remittance Inflows

•ISS wants estimates included in national poverty alleviation strategies •Seeks lowering of transfer costs, formalisation of remittance channels Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria trailed Egypt in terms of foreign remittance to the African continent...

Egypt, Nigeria Lead Africa’s Remittance Inflows With $95 Billion, Report Says

Nigeria trailed Egypt in terms of foreign remittance to the African continent which hit $95 billion in 2024, a new report by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), a Pretoria, South Africa-based organisation has stated. According to the report,...

Africa’s millionaire population to grow 65%

Africa’s millionaire population is projected to grow by 65% over the next decade, according to the newly published Africa Wealth Report 2025. The continent is currently home to 25 billionaires, 348 centi-millionaires, and 122,500 millionaires — a...

IMBISA’s Golden Jubilee to Reinforce Synodality at the Grassroots: Catholic Bishop in Eswatini

He emphasized, “We need to support each other and journey together as bishops to see how to bring this synodal journey to our contexts.” The Golden Jubilee celebration of the nine-nation entity of Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa has been...

Remittances as development finance: Africa’s overlooked billions

Remittances as development finance: Africa’s overlooked billions Other global south economies provide valuable lessons on successfully transforming remittance flows into broad-based growth. Published on 26 August 2025 in ISS Today By Julia Baum...

Palestinian statehood: Where countries stand when it comes to recognition

Country by country, the world is becoming increasingly receptive to the idea of Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat first declared an independent Palestine on 15 November 1988, including the West...

São Tomé and Príncipe launches new citizenship by investment scheme

A new citizenship by investment programme is now in effect in São Tomé and Príncipe, enabling individuals from nearly every country in the world to become a citizen for less than US$100,000, reports Lusa. The São Tomé and Príncipe passport...

Africa's big five: the deepwater wells to watch

As supermajors target frontier exploration probes in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, Upstream takes a look at five of the most exciting prospects Is Sao Tome and Principe, headed by President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, on the cusp of a dramatic...

São Tomé President sympathises with Ghana over helicopter crash

President Carlos Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe has conveyed warm sympathies to President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana in the wake of the military helicopter disaster in the Ashanti Region, which left eight people dead. Touching...

São Tomé and Príncipe President in Ghana to pay tribute to helicopter crash victims

The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has paid his respects to the eight victims of Ghana’s recent Air Force helicopter crash, laying flowers and signing the book of condolence in their honour. President Vila Nova visited the...

São Tomé and Príncipe President commiserate with Ghana

Ex-PM Kishida Vows Job Training for Africa, Plus Japan’s Support for a Permanent African Seat on the U.N. Security Council

The Yomiuri Shimbun Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Thursday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:15 JST, August 21, 2025 Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday...

Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders

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Nigerians eligible to invest $90,000 in São Tomé, access 61 countries visa-free

Nigerians and other nationals are eligible to invest in Sao Tome’s new citizenship-by-investment program (CIB) with $90,000 targeted at development initiatives such as renewable energy, housing and others. The program, officially launched on...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President commiserate with President Mahama 

Accra, Aug 12, GNA – President Carlos Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe, has commiserated with President John Dramani Mahama and the People of Ghana on the military helicopter tragedy. President Nova, who arrived in Accra on Monday, signed the...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President commiserate with Ghana

President Carlos Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe has extended his deepest condolences to President John Mahama and the people of Ghana following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on August 6, 2025. President Nova,...

President of Turkmenistan held talks with head of Sao Tome and Principe

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, the news program "Watan" reported. The meeting took place in Avaza on the sidelines of the Third UN...

Helicopter crash: São Tomé and Príncipe President lands in A...