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Abuja

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President Bola Tinubu

Head of Government

President Bola Tinubu

A worker fits solar panels onto frames during construction at South Africa’s first municipally owned solar plant in Atlantis, about 40km outside Cape Town, on June 5. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

Opinion | Africa could emerge a winner from China’s war-induced energy shift

China’s transition to renewables could see African nations benefit as long as public-private partnerships help unlock potential gains.

30 Jun 2025 - 7:06AMvideocam

United Nations

Sex education with monks in Bhutan: 5 UN projects you likely didn’t know about

23 Jun 2025 - 1:43PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza the worst as violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, UN says

20 Jun 2025 - 2:12PM

Obituaries

The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dead at 86

The former journalist and pilot wrote over 25 books and sold over 75 million copies worldwide.

10 Jun 2025 - 1:33PM

Novelist Frederick Forsyth in 2016. File photo: PA Wire via dpa

Art

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025 in Madrid: who won? Who got a special mention?

Special mentions went to Nigeria’s Nifemi Marcus-Bello for a sculptural bench critiquing global trade and consumerism, and India’s Sumakshi Singh for a life-size column contrasting delicacy and strength.

2 Jun 2025 - 2:10PM

Africa

At least 111 people dead in Nigeria after floods submerge market town

The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours.

30 May 2025 - 10:32PM

China-Africa relations

China pivots to Africa as it shifts EV gears in face of EU, US tariffs

More Chinese EV makers are launching flagship models and setting up manufacturing plants in key African markets.

27 May 2025 - 11:00AM

Chinese-made EVs and other cars wait to be shipped abroad at a port in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, in April. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

Chinese defence firm strikes arms deal with Nigeria, deepening ties with Africa

Chinese company to produce ammunition, upgrade military hardware, service battle tanks and train defence personnel for Nigeria.

16 May 2025 - 9:55PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Nigeria courts Chinese investment as interest booms in oil and opportunities

Abuja pushes for shift towards value-added exports amid increasing concern about trade imbalance that favours Beijing.

24 Mar 2025 - 4:53PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong key to StanChart’s US$200 billion new money target: CEO Winters

Bank is developing over 200 use cases for AI, including fraud detection and prevention, anti-money-laundering screening and new products.

20 Mar 2025 - 1:10PMvideocam

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters, at SCMP office in Causeway Bay on 17 March 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China-Africa relations

China still leads the pack in Africa’s critical minerals race as US falls behind

Beijing has spent years – and billions – investing in Africa’s mining sector, and it is now paying off, experts say.

12 Mar 2025 - 11:16PMvideocam

China has spent billions investing in African critical minerals, such as this copper and cobalt mine in the DRC, leaving the US in its dust in the global rare earths race. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

Why Wang Yi’s ‘close call’ could prompt China to step up African security push

China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, observers say.

20 Jan 2025 - 3:33PMvideocam

Belt and Road Initiative

China gets major Nigeria rail project back on track by granting key loan

Chinese state lenders had pulled the plug on the Kaduna-Kano project in 2020, but have greenlit new financing on commercial terms.

11 Jan 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Celebrity children

Meet DJ Cuppy, the multitalented daughter of a Nigerian billionaire

Femi Otedola’s daughter is a rising music star, but she’s also made history as the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the UN, and hopes to be Nigeria’s first female president.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, aka Cuppy, is more than just a DJ. Photos: @cuppymusic/Instagram

Africa

Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed

Transport costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s end to petrol subsidies.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:04PM

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at the opening ceremony of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on September 5. Photo: Reuters

India

India’s Modi holds talks in Nigeria en route to G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, amid deepening ties between the two countries.

17 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

Africa

Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people

Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced.

17 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

China's military weapons

Can China’s military jets find favour in arms markets dominated by US, Russia?

From Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Chinese-made warplanes offer an alternative to an increasing number of nations.

2 Oct 2024 - 10:29PMvideocam

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at a formal presentation of the JF-17C (Block-III) multirole fighter jets which were co-developed by China and Pakistan. Photo: Facebook/Ilham Aliyev

Retailing

From Got7 to fashion, Hong Kong pop star builds multimillion-dollar empire

Team Wang Design’s founders share their recent success with the latest summer collection and how they touch the hearts of Chinese consumers to build an empire.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

United States

2 Nigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion that led to teen’s death

Samuel and Samson Ogoshi targeted more than 100 victims in the US via social media, including Jordan DeMay, who killed himself in 2022.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:10PM

Africa

Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds and wash away farmland, as millions face famine

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, further threatening food supplies.

31 Aug 2024 - 6:23PM

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Lagos, Nigeria, July 10, 2024. Photo: AP

Denmark

Denmark shuts embassies in junta-led Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark is opening embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda as part of its new orientation in Africa.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:20PMvideocam

Junta supporters wave a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2022. File photo: AP

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

Israel-Gaza war

Musk’s SpaceX activates Starlink internet service in a Gaza hospital

The high speed internet would enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:14PM

Singapore

Singapore named safest city for travellers. Manila, 1 of the riskiest

Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PMvideocam

The least risky city to visit in the world is Singapore, a recent Forbes Advisor study found. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Africa relations

Africa’s trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge – but it may not last

Resource-rich African countries have enjoyed an increase in exports to China this year, while imports from China fell.

20 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Exports from Africa to China, such as this feed corn from South Africa, rose in the first half of 2024, while African imports from China fell. Photo: Xinhua

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Wilson, 16, may become US’ youngest male Olympic runner after stunning 400 metres

Heading to Games with US 4x400 metres relay squad, he makes his case to run by breaking under-18 world record.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:59PM

Science

Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: United Nations

The milestone was reached in 2021, according to United Nations data despite US predictions that it would destroy the planet.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:36AMvideocam

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