The Biden administration is finalizing a rule Tuesday that will end the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and ban lenders from using certain medical information in loan decisions. The rule will also remove…
Twitter Faces Lawsuit By Former PR Firm Over…
Twitter, an American social media company based in San Francisco, is in the limelight due to a lawsuit. Twitter’s former PR (public relations) firm has sued the social media company over unpaid bills. As per…
Families of detained Tunisian opposition leaders petition the…
Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the Tunisian opposition, has been arrested, and his daughter, Yusra Ghannouchi, has spoken out against her father's detention, blaming the present administration of President Kais Saied as being responsible for…
At least 20 people died in two jihadist-related…
According to security and local sources, AFP was informed on Friday that two attacks by suspected jihadists in central-eastern Burkina Faso resulted in the deaths of twenty civilians, including women and children. The incidents took…
Twitter introduces long format video upload feature for…
Twitter is gearing up to take on YouTube as it introduces a long-format video upload feature for verified members of the microblogging site. On Thursday, Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, announced…
Senegal protests become violent, resulting in fatalities
At least three people were killed in Senegal on Tuesday during demonstrations in support of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The demonstrations took place before Sonko was scheduled to attend a rape trial in Dakar, which…
Floods in Somalia lead to destruction and emigration
In March 2023, Ethiopia and Somalia were hit by flash flooding caused by torrential rains, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people and affected 300,000. The region had been suffering from an acute…
Port Sudan protesters back the army amid 700,000…
The United Nations announced on Tuesday that the conflict in Sudan has resulted in the displacement of more than 700,000 civilians, which is twice as many as a week ago. Despite the fact that the…
As conflicts continue, Sudanese refugees move into Ethiopia
Hundreds of Sudanese refugees crossed Ethiopia's border on their way to safety after escaping an ongoing violent conflict in their home country. On April 15, fighting broke out in Sudan between the army and paramilitary…
In an IDP settlement in eastern DRC, at…
Local sources said on Friday that at least 13 civilians were killed in a camp for displaced people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday night. This occurred in…
How to check your BVN on your phone
The bank verification number (BVN) is important in the Nigerian Banking industry. It is a legally recognised financial registration system. It is an 11-digit number that is unique to each Nigerian in the country. BVN…
Hundreds rallied in Mayotte for an anti-immigration operation
On Saturday morning, more than a thousand people gathered in Mamoudzou to support the Mayotte government's "Wuambushu" security operation and demand an end to crime and illegal immigration. Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, the mayor of the archipelago's…
Regional politicians request an extension of the tenuous…
After being forced to remain inside their homes for several days due to the fighting between the army and a competing paramilitary group, many people in the cities of Khartoum and Omdurman, which are located…
Police in Kenya found 21 bodies on a…
Twenty-one dead bodies have been discovered so far on land in Kenya that was owned by a pastor who was arrested for encouraging his congregation to fast to death. The land that belonged to preacher…
How UAE-Sudan bilateral relations are set for a…
The bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Republic of Sudan have increased in recent years. The two countries have advanced cooperation at various levels. The UAE and Sudan always exchange views…
The UN chief requests an Eid truce in…
On Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a request for a truce in Sudan that would last "at least three days" in observance of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the conclusion of the holy month…
Insurgents in Central Africa allegedly killed nine Chinese…
Despite denials from the insurgents, the authorities in the Central African Republic announced on Wednesday that they believe a prominent rebel organization was responsible for the deaths of nine Chinese gold miners one month ago.…
How to start a dropshipping business in South…
Dropshipping is a type of business in which the seller sells products on their website without keeping stock on hand. It allows entrepreneurs to ship products to a third party. When an order is received,…
The president of Zimbabwe promises “free and fair”…
During his speech commemorating Zimbabwe's independence on Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave his assurance that the general elections that are set to take place later this year will be free and fair, but he also…
