As we step into a new year filled with boundless possibilities, TECNO and itel are ready to make 2024 an exhilarating and transformative year for tech enthusiasts. Following their successful ventures in South Africa throughout…
US appoints special envoy for S. Sudan crisis
The United States on Friday named a special envoy to seek progress in the crisis in South Sudan, whose rival leaders have repeatedly missed deadlines to end their devastating conflict. The State Department said that…
ECOWAS attempts to break political deadlock in Guinea-Bissau
A visiting commission from the economic community of West African states, ECOWAS wants to save Guinea Bissau from recurrent outbreaks of political instability. The country is currently facing post-presidential election tension following the announcing of…
Senegal’s main airport undertaking coronavirus screening
At the Blaise Diagne airport in Dakar Senegal, medical processes are in place to control passengers coming in and going out of the West African nation. A move occasioned by growing concerns over the spread…
Worsening locust invasion threatens food security across East…
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years needs some $76 million to help control and the money is “required by, actually, now,” the United Nations said Thursday. So…
AU planning inter-Libya reconciliation forum after Brazzaville summit
Three African presidents were in Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo on Thursday when the 8th meeting of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya was held. Host president Denis Sassou-Nguesso was joined by…
Damning evidence of war crimes and other violations…
Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying out serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and unlawful attacks that have killed…
Turkish activists oppose amnesties for child rapists
Turkey’s ruling party has begun a second attempt at introducing a law to grant rapists amnesty as long as they marry their victim, four years after a similar bill sparked outrage at home and internationally.…
Turkey’s ‘marry your rapist’ bill is part of…
If the law is a reflection of normative attitudes toward women, gender and family, then Turkey’s most recent “marry your rapist” bill accurately captures the situation women face globally. The bill — first debated on…
Super Eagles keeper signs new contract with Kaizer…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has signed a new two-year contract with Absa Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs. The 33-year-old Nigeria international who joined Amakhosi during the 2019 January transfer window on a one-year deal from…
‘No one tells Guinea what to do’ –…
“No one tells Guinea what to do.” The words of Guinean President Alpha Condé, who has been facing a wave of opposition demonstrations for months. In remarks made on Wednesday, Conde warned against foreign intruders…
‘Resign or be fired!’: Nigeria lawmakers jab security…
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s lower chamber of parliament have called on the top brass of the army to resign, failure for which the president should relieve them of their posts. Members of the House of Representatives…
Coronavirus: Ivory Coast’s suspected case tests negative
The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organisation’s Africa emergency response program…
Nigerian drug dealer and cyber fraudster jailed in…
A self-confessed Nigerian drug-dealer and cyber fraudster, Dan Aiyegbusi has been sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, 28 January, at Southwark Crown Court, London. Aiyegbusi, 23, who admitted to never working a day…
Why is Libya so messy and lawless?
Libya has been beset by chaos since Nato-backed forces overthrew long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. The oil-rich country, a key departure point for some of the thousands of migrants travelling to Europe,…
Iran and the terrible, horrible, no good, very…
The deteriorating relationship between Washington and Tehran has created harsh conditions for daily life in Iran. For the past twelve months, the average Iranian has struggled to access basic necessities like food and medicine. Iranians…
New Ridiculous Law In Turkey Lets Child Rapists…
Officials in Turkey are set to convene for the proposed new law related to rape. However, before it could be fully discussed in the forum, people have already staged protests against the “Marry Your Rapist”…
Ghanaian Secondary School Rapper Gets The Attention Of…
A Ghanaian secondary school student has managed to get the attention of Wyclef Jean after a video of him rapping in his school uniform went viral. In the video, the rapper is seen dropping bars…
Cameroon: Fecafoot boss pays homage to legendary photo-journalist,…
The President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Seidou Mbombo Njoya has paid homage to legendary sports photographer, Maurice Ebanga who died Tuesday January 28, 2020 after a protracted illness. “It is with dismay that I…