Across much of Africa, collecting outstanding debts remains a high-risk and often frustrating exercise for businesses and lenders, as weak payment cultures and slow legal systems continue to weigh heavily on creditors.

British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit rose 11 percent last year as higher volumes and lower costs helped to offset falling oil and gas prices.

Pieter Mulier will be the new chief creative officer at Versace, the luxury label’s owner Prada said Thursday, bringing the Belgian designer under the same roof as longtime collaborator Raf Simons.

The volatile cryptocurrency soared after Trump was elected as he was widely viewed as a strong supporter of the sector.

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen by some as Libya’s heir apparent, was shot dead on Tuesday in the northwestern city of Zintan.

The Federal Government has described corruption as an “existential threat” to Nigeria’s national security, border governance and migration management, warning that administrative failures within key agencies create dangerous avenues for transnational crimes.

Major opposition parties have jointly criticised the Senate’s rejection of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, warning that the decision could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections and weaken public confidence in Nigeria’s democratic process.

The Nyesom Wike-led National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently attending the regular quarterly meeting of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Liverpool’s recruitment of rising stars will put the club on a sure footing for years to come, according to manager Arne Slot despite a difficult season for the Premier League champions.

The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has warned that terrorists must not be treated lightly or allowed to fester in any part of the country.