A consortium led by Bombardier Transportation has confirmed a deal with the Egyptian Government to build two new monorails thanks to a £1.7bn (about $2.3bn) backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF), the

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped the facade off a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring at least two more,

Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The move follows an agreement between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and

Ethiopians in the war-scarred north are dying from lack of healthcare services, are suffering food and water shortages, and remain “terrified”, according to aid agencies finally accessing remoter parts of

The founder of FCMB Group, Chief Olasubomi Balogun, has donated his Otunba Tunwase National Pediatrics Centre (OTNPC) in Ijebu Ode to the University of Ibadan as part of his commitment

Leicester moved to the top of the Premier League after sweeping aside Chelsea with a comfortable 2-0 victory at the King Power Stadium. Brendan Rodgers’ side got off to the

The head of the World Health Organization has criticised drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against Covid-19 before

Bank of America Corp posted a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday that still topped Wall Street expectations and pointed to signs of an economic recovery as the pace of

Former South African president Jacob Zuma will once again fail to appear before a commission probing suspicions of widespread corruption, one of his lawyers, Eric Mabuza has said. The move has sparked

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Benin Republic to be a good neighbour to Nigeria. The president, while hosting his Beninoise counterpart, Mr. Patrice Talon, stressed the importance

Poultry farmers under the aegis of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Tuesday warned of the possible loss of over five million jobs in the sector due to the various

US President Donald Trump has released a farewell video, touting what he described as the success of his “America First” platform and telling his supporters that “the movement we started

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced 6th November 2021 as the date for the conduct of the Anambra State Governorship election. In a statement sent to ARISE News and signed by

David Alaba’s father George Alaba has thrown a spanner into the works by suggesting that Barcelona are still in the mix and that a deal is yet to be struck with Real Madrid.

A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned

Hit drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ will end after its sixth and final season, writer and creator Steven Knight has confirmed. The BBC crime drama has resumed filming after being hit by Covid-related production delays. Knight

Drake has become the first artist ever to surpass 50 billion combined streams on Spotify. The Toronto rapper is one of the streaming service’s most popular artists, with his 2018 song