International and Diplomacy

Stanley Ihedigbo African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of Djibouti, recently concluded an inaugural Regional Conference on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Djibouti. The conference brought together senior government officials, SEZ authorities, development finance institutions, private sector leaders, and international partners to explore how…

Stanley Ihedigbo Mozambique has officially launched its first shipment of goods to be exported under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The historic event was held in the Mozambican port city of Beira and was led by the Prime Minister of Mozambique, H.E. Maria Benvinda Levi. The Secretary-General…

The 2025 inaugural African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade & Services Forum marked a significant milestone in Africa’s economic development journey. Preceding the forum, thought leadership masterclasses were held to lay the foundation for how the AfCFTA will drive inclusive growth across the continent through harmonized digital frameworks.…

Tony Okoh, Uyo President Bola Tinubu’s supporter, Dr Josef Onoh has embraced Dr Uchechi Iweala, the Nigerian-America Surgeon, who was the first to break records for being the first surgeon to perform a robotic spinal surgery in Maryland, USA. The 37-year-old Dr Iweala successfully performed a navigated lumbar spinal fusion…

Stanley Ihedigbo Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) recently organized a successful golf symposium in collaboration with the Heart Bright Foundation. The event, which took place on May 3, 2025, at the Carolina Lakes Golf Club in South Carolina, USA, aimed to raise funds for medical missions and…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jr., has reaffirmed the U.S. government’s commitment to strengthening its robust working relationship with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The partnership aimed to achieve significant success in combating economic and financial crimes, as well as…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received widespread commendation from royal fathers, community leaders, and youths for its efforts in developing the Abidjan-Lagos highway. Speaking at the two-day stakeholders townhall meeting in Agbara and sensitization rally at the Seme-Krake joint Border post, royal fathers,…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Group of Nigerian expats in Columbia, South Carolina, has showered praise on Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fakord International Groceries, Mr. Ayoniyi Fakorede, for revolutionizing their shopping experience. Fakord International Groceries, strategically located in the heart of South Carolina, has become a one-stop shop for Africans, Asians,…

    By Jerome-Mario Utomi   Grand Knight Emeritus, Sir Tonna Okei, President, Organization of African Unity, South Carolina (OAU-SC), on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, led a high-powered delegation of ethnic minorities residing in South Carolina, United States of America to Leon Lott, Sheriff of Richland County who doubles as…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Alumni of Obafemi Awolowo University to contribute to the development of the institution as a way of giving back to the institution that made them. According to the Director of Media, Public Relations and…