More than five months after the competition began with August’s extra preliminary round, the FA Cup is featuring Premier League and EFL Championship clubs for the first time this season, with a series of intriguing…
Floods in seven provinces prompt a disaster declaration…
Flooding brought on by heavy rains over the past several days prompted South Africa to proclaim a state of national disaster on Monday night. Crisis management centers in many provinces say that seven people have…
Match 7: South Africa vs New Zealand |…
The seventh match of the ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s World T20 2023 will be played between South Africa and New Zealand on February 13 at Boland Park in Paarl in the Western Cape province…
The human rights leader of the UN mission…
The military junta that now rules Mali announced on Sunday that it was dismissing the head of the UN mission's human rights section, MINUSMA, and giving him 48 hours to leave the country. The decision…
A heritage festival draws massive gatherings to Libya’s…
A massive craft and shopping festival is being held in the town of Ghadames in Libya, which is also known as the "Pearl of the Desert." The festival is a celebration of Tuareg customs. It…
An NGO in Burkina Faso claims that the…
According to a statement that was reported by AFP on Friday, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Burkina Faso that focuses on human rights has accused the army of killing at least 25 people, including a…
ChatGPT Becomes the World’s Fastest-Growing App
ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI, became the fastest-growing app in the world by reaching 100 million users in a short span of two months. The popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot had 13 million daily…
The UN issues a warning on the sale…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has issued a warning that as much as half of the drugs that are now for sale in the Sahel region are either of poor quality…
ChatGPT and the representation of Africa in the…
ChatGPT, also known as Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, was launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It is fine-tuned with supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. It is making headlines around the world because it can give…
Convergence raises $296 million for the Africa Tech…
According to chairman Andile Ngcaba, the buyout firm Convergence Partners secured $296 million to purchase African technological assets. The capital raise will bring Convergence's total funds under management to about $600 million, according to Ngcaba,…
Janet Yellen concluded her South Africa tour in…
Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the United States Treasury, made her final stop in South Africa on Friday when she went to the town of Emalahleni, which is known as a coal mining center and…
The AU official condemned Germany for its offensive…
Germany issued an apology on Thursday, January 26 for using a leopard emoji in a tweet that referred to the trip that the Russian Foreign Minister was taking through Africa. A number of users on…
England’s Jason Roy scores big in losing cause…
In the first game of their ODI series against South Africa, England fell short by 27 runs despite Jason Roy's heroic 113 off 91 balls. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first at…
Temilade Openiyi nominated for Oscar 2023 award
Temilade Openiyi, a famous Nigerian singer, has been nominated for the 2023 edition of the Oscars in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing ‘Lift Me Up’, a song from the film 'Black Panther:…
Uganda starts its first oil drilling program, with…
According to the country's petroleum department, Uganda kicked off its first oil drilling program on Tuesday. This marks a significant step forward for the nation as it works toward its goal of beginning oil production…
FG asks London court to cancel $11bn damages…
The Nigerian government and Abubakar Malami, the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, have urged the United Kingdom high court to cancel $11 billion in damages over a failed and allegedly fraudulent gas…
PM Meloni of Italy seeks to improve energy…
On Sunday, January 22, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Algeria for a two-day visit. The two countries are trying to build a strategic partnership, and Italy is still trying to get less energy…
The military government of Burkina Faso demands the…
The military administration of Burkina Faso has issued an order for French troops stationed in the West African nation to withdraw from Burkina Faso within the next month. Relations between France and its former colony…
Russia has sent more warplanes and helicopters to…
On Thursday, additional jets and helicopters were delivered by Russia to the military rulers of Mali. This was the latest in a series of deliveries from Mali's new primary military and political partner, Russia. At…
