Ekiti housing project – Governor Fayose commits to workers in the state

Football enthusiasts react in front of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium to the plans by six of England's biggest clubs to join forces with top Spanish and Italian sides to form the basis of a breakaway European Super League (ESL). The plans put forward by Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have been hit by widespread condemnation by the UK government, governing bodies, fans and former players.

The website for the failed European football Super League venture remains accessible on Wednesday 21 April, after most of the founding teams backed down from plans to form a breakaway competition, drawing the anger of FIFA, UEFA, politicians and especially, fans.

French energy company Total has withdrawn workers from a $20 billion gas project in the southern African country after a nearby jihadi attack.

As vaccinations increase, Germany is experimenting with tourism in one of its most-visited coastal regions. The popular island of Sylt and other resort areas are allowed to welcome guests — under strict stipulations.

After the international summit of leaders in Paris focusing on helping African economies recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, we examine the new "Alliance for Entrepreneurship" that was announced. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is putting $2 billion into the project, which seeks to boost small and medium companies around the continent to create employment and growth. The IFC's Managing Director, Makhtar Diop, tells us how the alliance will work.

Around 2,000 people rally in Georgia against plans to construct two giant hydropower plants which critics say pose major environmental risks. Locals and environmental activists have long fumed about plans to build the plants in Georgia's western Rioni Valley, pointing to seismic and environmental risks.

Ministers of Transportation, Information inspect the Lagos-Ibadan rail project

The European Central Bank has said it is taking the next step toward launching a digital version of the euro. The move comes amid a boom in crypto and other digital currencies.

The recent floods claimed many lives in Germany and Belgium but left the Netherlands relatively unscathed. DW's Bernd Riegert reports on what the country has done to reduce flood risks.

In an interview with DW, the daughter of former Afghan president and socialist leader Mohammad Najibullah criticized the US approach toward peace in Afghanistan, saying the welfare of Afghans is not America's priority.

TotalEnergies' liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique could be back on track within the next 18 months after African armies deployed to help quell an insurgency, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday (August 27). The French energy giant declared force majeure on the $20 billion project in April after Islamic State-linked fighters overran the town of Palma, on the doorstep of its facilities in the northern Cabo Delgado province. It estimated at the time the disruption would delay development by at least a year.

Pope Francis meets with Roma in a notorious housing project on day three of his Central Europe trip. The visit comes after he met with Holocaust survivors in Bratislava Monday.