Business
23 Nov
With Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian investment minister in attendance, this year's summit sent a clear message: Africa's most populous nation is open for business.
22 Nov
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and coordinating Minister for the economy, Wale Edun says the country cannot rely on borrowing to fund the 2024 national budget.
21 Nov
Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria says following the completion of the first phase of the sell down of MTN Group’s shares, the brand is committed to allowing more Nigerians partake in its value creation process. Speaking with CNBC Africa, he says the partnership with the Nigerian Exchange is all about digitizing access to the capital market.
18 Nov
Footage shot by Mehl and his wife from October 23-26 showed people skating on the frozen and translucent lake, revealing huge rocks in the bottom.
17 Nov
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum on Tuesday, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said a trade deal that would cover some 40 percent of the global economy "looks not to be complete". Her comments came after Democrat senator Sherrod Brown voiced his opposition to the text over labour standards concerns. Also in this edition, inflation in Argentina reaches new heights ahead of a presidential runoff and McDonald's joins forces with Crocs.
16 Nov
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a trade pact that allows eligible African countries to export some of their produce to the United States without paying taxes. It covers more than 1,700 products from cars assembled in South Africa to Kenyan flowers and even jeans.
15 Nov
While some observers say Ethiopia's interest in reclaiming access to the port of Assab is legitimate for geopolitical and strategic reasons, others say it is merely to deflect public opinion away from domestic politics.
13 Nov
Grasshoppers are a delicacy in northern Nigeria, and the business surrounding the snack is booming. But authorities question if the way the insects are harvested makes them unsafe to eat.
11 Nov
Ahead of a summit of EU and Latin American leaders, political pressure to push the EU-Mercosur trade deal over the finish line is high. Cattle ranchers in Brazil and Belgium shared their views of the potential deal.
11 Nov
Global wine production has been hit hard by a year of extreme weather in which floods, drought and frost severely stunted production. The only country that saw a significant increase in production was the US.
11 Nov
Fuel shortages, inflation and high levels of poverty have plagued Nigeria in recent years. The 77 Percent travels to Lagos, where Edith Kimani meets young Nigerians who tell her how they view Nigeria's economy and why people in the oil-rich nation are still struggling to make ends meet.
10 Nov
It's time to take another look at the story of evolution, especially from a feminist perspective and how women's bodies are not male bodies with a few additional extras. Annette Young talks to author, Cat Bohannon, about her book aptly entitled; 'Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of evolution.'
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With less than 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics, we’re looking into whether or not they will be a healthy investment for Paris and France as a whole. Will the Games boost the French economy? Or will the costs outweigh the benefits?
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Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a film about old French people is entertaining: Claus Drexel's documentary "Les Vieux", which translates as "Old Folks".
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The Iran-backed rebel group has begun to extend its power locally and regionally. However its policies are far from good governance, exacerbating the humanitarian situation and the economic crisis across Yemen.
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rge swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record, with temperatures forcing millions of children to stay home from school and making working in the scorching heat difficult for millions. The heatwave is also leading to water shortages. But that term is one that water supply expert Isha Ray from the University of California, Berkeley does not like. She has been speaking at a conference in Paris called "Facing Environmental Crisis in South Asia" and told us in Perspective why she thinks the term is misleading.
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Armed assailants kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan's restive northwest, news media reported on Sunday, as the county experiences a surge in violence.
Some 15 men on motorbikes stopped the vehicle of Judge Shakirullah Marwat, according to officials cited by the AP news agency.