Meet 9 animals that enjoy getting high: Why nature's party animals love psychoactive drugs, opium, booze and more...

Over hundreds of years from across the globe come stories of animals enjoying getting intoxicated from chemicals produced naturally in the wild – gorging on fermented fruit and feeding in poppy fields. How much of this anecdotal evidence is true...

Nigerians denounce US invasion threat

From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Joshua Odeyemi, Dalhatu Liman, Baba Martins (Abuja), Muhammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) & Eyo Charles (Calabar) Many Nigerians, including diplomats, lawyers and regional groups, have denounced American President Donald...

From code to care: Shyreen’s mission for mothers across Africa

Over the past three weeks, she has ridden a whirlwind of emotions — perhaps unlike any since her birth on May 31 2005. The fear of rejection, failure, despair, ecstasy and excitement. From a protracted passport saga that captured national...

‘This drug is evil’: The addictive and deadly substance ruining lives in Africa – and made from ingredients shipped from UK

A red shipping container sits on the tarmac of Sierra Leone's Queen Elizabeth II Quay, under swinging cranes and towering stacks of similar steel boxes. This one will likely be parked at the port permanently. The contents are suspected to be the...

$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies

The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...

Vaccines, autism, and An Inconvenient Study

Even persons familiar with RFK Jr.’s damning statistics about American health might be surprised by the information contained in Del Bigtree’s new documentary An Inconvenient Study — a film that also depicts with gut-wrenching impact the human...

Touray raises alarm over growing threats to regional integration

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has raised concerns over the growing threats of insecurity and democratic decline in West Africa, warning that both crises are undermining the sub-region’s long-standing vision of...

Insecurity, democracy crises derailing regional integration — ECOWAS President

Africa Participants at the African Public Square (APS) Second Continental Edition Conference on Friday in Abuja(NAN). THE President of ECOWAS Commission Dr Omar Touray has said that West Africa is currently facing security and democracy crises,...

Expert calls for fairer deal in any new EU-Gambia fisheries deal 

- Advertisement - By Arret Jatta In the wake of the EU ambassador’s expression of openness to renegotiate a new fisheries deal with The Gambia, a researcher and expert on fisheries matters, Mustapha Manneh, has said the country must have a fairer...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Chimps imbibe two cocktails’ worth of ethanol daily from ripe fruits

While humans have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years, some scientists think this history could go back millions of years. According to the drunken monkey hypothesis, humans’ taste and indeed preference for alcohol may have evolutionary...

West Africa Takes Digital Leap With SIGMAT Customs Launch

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is officially launching a homegrown digital customs platform that could fundamentally transform how goods move across the region’s borders, as technical experts from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and...

Chevron Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Reported earnings of $3.5 billion; adjusted earnings of $3.6 billion Record production of 4.1 million BOE per day; 21 percent higher than last year Cash flow from operations of $9.4 billion; adjusted free cash flow of $7.0 billion...

Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process

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Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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List of 10 African countries with lowest IMF debt in 2025

Several African countries, including Kenya, rely on the International Monetary Fund for loans amid high budget deficits However, some nations are less reliant on the Bretton Woods institution, since its loans come with conditions Among the nations...

Flag-hopping hits extreme levels

The monthly publication of Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Monitor increasingly shows data that reflects the extraordinary geopolitical challenges and machinations that shipping has to navigate in 2025. With flag-hopping becoming standard...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are reshaping them. As storm-chasing seabirds,...