Africa boasts an incredible linguistic treasure. With over 2000 native languages spoken throughout the continent, Africa remains the most linguistically diverse region globally. However, a significant number of these languages are in danger of vanishing. In the face of globalisation, urbanisation, and the spread of dominant world languages, indigenous languages in Africa are gradually losing […]
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according to Bakayoko, the allegations by the website goes against his principles as well as tarnishes the image of Ivory Coast. […]
South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, about 95 per cent of schools had reopened. The government had originally intended to reopen schools on June 1 but postponed this to June 8 after finding out that most […]
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has trashed the viral rumour that a cold war is raging between him and his protege, Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. The rumour started after the Governor’s Advisory Council in the state announced the ban of political groups within APC in the state. Aregbesola’s […]
Moses Simon has revealed that he would love to fulfil his boyhood dream by playing for Real Madrid. The Super Eagles winger is aiming at following the steps footsteps of former national teammate Odion Ighalo who joined Man United in January 2020. Simon who narrowly missed joining Gernot Rohr’s side to the 2018 World Cup […]
Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits by the coronavirus economic crisis. The fund, called “Jesus Divine Worker,” will be managed by the Roman branch of Caritas, the Catholic charity, the Diocese of Rome said in a Tuesday statement. As well as […]
Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has taken to social media to reveal that she’s only ever loved two men in her 27 years of existence. She named both men, her dad, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola and her 27-year-old cousin, Jason Prince Otedola. She made this known while celebrating Jason’s birthday […]
Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, three sources told Reuters. The men attacked the village of Faduma Koloram, in Gubio local government area of Borno state, starting about noon. They arrived in vehicles and on motorcycles, shooting with […]
The republic of Congo is in mourning following the death of the patriarch of rumba and Congolese music, Edouard Nganga. Co-founder of the Bantous de la capitale in 1959, a year before the country’s independence, Edo Nganga was the last survivng member of one of Africa’s oldest musical group. Many people across the continent have […]
The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold II. The move comes days after it was defaced by anti-racism protesters. Leopold is the subject of stern criticism over the role his troops played in decimating Congo in the late 1800s. Reuters reports that two online […]
The government of Burundi has announced the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. According to a statement on Twitter Mr Nkurunziza died today after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 55. “The government of the Republic of Burundi is sad to announce to the people of Burundi and the international community the unexpected death […]
China has vowed to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials. The country is expending great efforts in the global scramble to develop a vaccine for the new corona virus pandemic that began in its central city of Wuhan. Wang Zhigang, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology: “When a Chinese vaccine is ready […]
Tanzania’s main opposition leader was attacked by unidentified assailants as he entered his home late at night, officials with his party said Tuesday, just months ahead of a general election and as opposition figures face alleged harassment. Freeman Mbowe, the leader of the opposition in parliament and chairman of the Chadema party, was rushed to […]
Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings. According to Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority, at least 15 people have been killed by the police since authorities imposed a coronavirus curfew in late March. Rebecca, a […]
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has declared the East African country “coronavirus-free”. This is coming after the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the government’s strategy on the pandemic. Tanzania refused to publish daily data on the number of coronavirus cases in the country. Magufuli, however, attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic […]
Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo has been forced to go into isolation after a staff member in his office tested positive for Covid-19. Makhubo’s spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase said the private office of the mayor recorded its first positive case after the staff member attended a funeral in the Western Cape last week. “The said staffer is […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has waived the requirement for the provision of guarantors by Households and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) applying for its N50 billion COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility. The apex bank made this known yesterday on its official twitter account. A source at the CBN confirmed to The Nation that […]
A draft Public Protector report containing findings against the former Johannesburg mayor and founder of The People’s Dialogue, Herman Mashaba, has seemingly been leaked to the media. Mashaba has opened a criminal case, in terms of the Public Protector Act, after a preliminary report, which found him guilty of conflict of interest and making irregular […]
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The country’s Constitutional Court in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned […]
