CBN has finally opened up on claim that a new ₦5000 note has been unveiled and it featured the image of President Bola Tinubu, leading to reactions from Nigerians.
Global petrol prices were driven higher after the Iran war disrupted oil supply routes, pushing Brent crude above $104 per barrel and fuelling inflation worldwide.
Kenya is an East African political and economic powerhouse, renowned for its iconic wildlife and stunning tropical beaches. - 'Cradle of Mankind' - Kenya attracted about 1.5 million visitors last year to its wildlife parks and idyllic Indian Ocean beaches.
Kenya's William Ruto, the sharp-suited deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the wealthiest men in the country but likes to portray himself as a champion of the poor and downtrodden. Not just a few at the top," Ruto said as he criss-crossed the country promoting his "bottom-up" economic plan.
Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as an anti-establishment firebrand, despite belonging to one of the country's top political dynasties.
Once a street child in Nairobi and a grave digger in Britain, George Luchiri Wajackoyah barged onto the political scene with a "bhang": vowing to legalise marijuana, breed snakes and sell hyena testicles to China to offset Kenya's mammoth debt.
Millions of Kenyans head to the polls next Tuesday, with two political veterans locked in a fierce battle for the presidency. - 'Driving the apathy' - The political gamesmanship has fuelled frustration, especially among young Kenyans.
Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists, as local inhabitants reported around 30 people had died. Local residents said around 30 people had died, most of whom were women.
At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya's election candidates are leaving no stone unturned in their fight for votes. Since then, he has made a no-holds-barred bid to win the governorship, doing everything from cleaning public toilets and washing cars to selling chapatis (an Indian flatbread) in the street.
From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia's Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares in bewilderment at the food aid trucks rolling up the nearby hill towards Tigray. After days of walking and an hours-long truck journey, Abdu along with his wife and several of their 22 children reached a camp for displaced people in Afdera, hundreds of kilometres from Erebti.
The All Blacks will be desperate to bounce back and prove their critics wrong when they go behind enemy lines to face world champions South Africa on Saturday. But Smith said the All Blacks have a great chance in South Africa to prove their critics wrong.
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