The World Bank’s latest semi-annual MENA Economic Update released on Wednesday, indicates that the GDP of the UAE is projected to grow at 3.3% in 2024, rising to 4.1% in 2025 Update. Entitled "Growth in…
Gabon and Ghana have joined the powerful UN…
Gabon - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates joined the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, formally taking up positions won in a June election. Gabon, Ghana, and the UAE have each…
South Africa might bring in higher wages
South Africa - South Africa’s Department of Employment has proposed a new target of minimum wage in the country in 2022. The National Minimum Wage Commission is responsible for assessing and reviewing the minimum wage…
Sudanese Reactions to the Resignation of Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan- Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock announced his resignation on Sunday evening, less than a month after signing a military pact. In a televised statement on Sunday evening, Hamdok confessed that his efforts to…
Sudan: At least 57 people dead during violent…
Sudan - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid anti-coup protests in the country. The announcement came after three protesters were killed by Sudanese security forces during anti-coup protests on Sunday. The news was…
Has Mali given its nod to the Junta…
Mali - Mali might have finally given up on democratic hopes as it accepts Junta andate which was presented as the final phase of consultations prior to elections by the participants and the members in…
Sudan’s gold mine disaster kills at least 31…
Sudan - On Tuesday, a basic gold mine collapsed in Sudan, killing at least 31 workers. The fatal accident happened in Nuhud, a town some 500 kilometers west of Khartoum, said Khaled Dahwa, the head…
A South African court has blocked Shell’s oil…
South Africa - On Tuesday, a South African court barred Shell from using seismic waves in the Indian Ocean to look for oil and gas. Environmentalists concerned about the impact of oil giant Shell on…
No more Shell monopoly in South Africa, orders…
South Africa - Shell is known to be a big shark in the petroleum industry so much so that it is known to mint money by mooching people and smaller businesses. It is also known…
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon and Nobel laureate, Desmond…
South Africa - South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90 years old. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced…
At least six people were killed in a…
Congo - Officials and AFP reported that a bomb blast killed at least six people in the eastern city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. The bomb went off in the…
Nigeria Feels No Remorse Destroying Near Expiration 1…
Nigeria -While Nigeria destroyed a huge one million lot of expired Astra Zeneca vaccines, it happily received the ones donated by the US too. The skepticism over vaccine efficacy has forced the continent to the…
The EU’s training mission in Mali has been…
Mali - A new general has taken command of the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM). A number of European embassies as well as Malian military brass were present at the ceremony, which took place…
Goma residents disapprove inclusion of Rwandese people in…
Democratic Republic of CongoGoma residents are on streets to express their displeasure over inclusion of Rawandese policemen in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they fear that they could be subjected to uncalled for clashes. …
Sudan has been hit by anti-coup protests in…
Sudan - Thousands of Sudanese came to the streets of the country's capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to commemorate three years of protests that sparked a popular movement that saw longstanding President Omar al-Bashir overthrown. Security…
Nigeria: Lawmakers reject gender equality bill citing religious…
Nigerian lawmakers rejected the gender equality bill for the third time in five years. The lawmakers cited “socio-cultural and Islamic concerns'' as reasons to reject the bill. The bill was focused on eliminating discrimination on…
In the Central African Republic, palm wine benefits…
Africa - The Central African Republic's Kapou village has a reputation for producing significant quantities of palm wine. This activity has been the main source of revenue for young and old for decades. Philemon owns…
Secret burials were performed for Burundi’s prison inmates
Burundi - Families of the victims of the fire at the Gitega jail in Burundi are still in the dark regarding the whereabouts of their loved ones a week after the blaze broke out. Some…
Ethiopia demands to release reporters detained under emergency…
Ethiopia - As the situation gets turbulent in Ethiopia, there are an increasing number of incidents that show that the military is gaining excessive control over each affairs of the country on the government's orders.…
