Digital Ethiopia 2030 is a national plan that sets targets for connectivity, digital public services, skills, and tech-led growth. It builds on earlier programmes, but the 2030 version reads like a tighter checklist. Short deadlines. Measurable delivery. Less talk, more “show the numbers”. The strategy frames digital progress as everyday utility. Stable mobile coverage at […]
A junior reporter stared at a blank doc, fan humming, tea turning cold, and a deadline ticking loud enough to feel rude. Editors keep seeing the same issue, people want how to write an article, yet drafts arrive messy. This report lays out the basics of article writing, steps to write an article with clean […]
The General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council (GPSSC) has ordered the reinstatement of Limpopo government spokesperson Phuti Seloba after it found that his suspension was illegal and unfair. The GPSSC ordered that Seloba be allowed to resume his duties on Monday, and that he be paid an equivalent of four months’ salary as compensation. Seloba […]
A road accident involving a truck and two passenger vehicles on Saturday claimed the lives of seven persons and seriously injured others along the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway. The crash happened near the old toll gate at Ota. The Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State command’s public education officer, Florence Okpe, made this known, explaining […]
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said water levels in dams have risen in response to rains received nationwide in the past two weeks, bringing relief to most local authorities whose water sources were fast drying up. Most major dams were on the verge of drying up as a result of the continued dry spell, […]
Nollywood actor and model, Bryan Okwara is set to be a father. The former Mr. Nigeria and his longtime partner, model Marie Miller are expecting their first child together. The proud father-to-be took to his Instagram page on Saturday morning to announce the pregnancy with a photo of the former Miss Earth Nigeria happily flaunting […]
South Sudan’s incumbent government has toughened on a resolve to retain 32 states, as President Salva Kiir urged regional governors to support retention of the current states. Opposition groups have demanded a reversion to the old administrative units of 10 states. A meeting between President Salva Kiir’s officials and 32 state governors in Juba on […]
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on a military camp in […]
Zamalek defeated Esperance de Tunis 3-1 to win their 4th CAF Super Cup thanks to a second half Bencharki brace following Obama’s early opener and Benguit’s equaliser. Esperance de Tunis XI: Ben Cherifia; Derbali, Yaakoubi, Chemmam, Chetti; Benguit, Coulibaly; Bensaha, Bonsu, Elhouni; Ouattara. Zamalek XI: Abou Gabal; Emam, Alaa, Hamdi, Abdel Shafy; Zizo, Hamed, Sassi, […]
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on Friday said there are confident the African Union (AU) would make progress under South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s chairship. PAP said they have confidence in Ramaphosa steering the continental body in the right direction. “The election of South Africa as the incoming chair in February 2019, raised our hopes as […]
Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued in Libya’s capital Tripoli, a day after the UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”. Reports say civilian […]
The Ad Hoc Commission on the implementation of the Luanda Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda and Rwanda has kicked off in Kigali as the two countries attempt to normalise relations. The meeting, which is bringing together ministers and officials from both countries, is a follow up on the Luanda MoU signed by both countries in […]
The Senate of University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) has expelled eight students over alleged misconduct bordering on plagiarism, extortion and examination malpractices. Dr Williams Wodi, the Deputy Registrar (Information), confirmed the development in a statement made available to Newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said the decision to sack the students was taken during […]
Juliet Ibrahim took to Instagram to share lovely photos of herself dressed in red, wishing herself and her followers a happy Valentine’s Day with a short message. She wrote: “Happy Valentine’s Day!” “I love being single. It?s my choice, not a sentence” Juliet Ibrahim says in Valentine She added: “Being single doesn’t mean that you […]
Closed shops and empty roads were witnessed across much of the Guinean capital Conakry on Wednesday amid an opposition call for resistance against an upcoming constitutional referendum. The town was deserted after a call by the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution as a new citizen resistance against the proposed new amendments to […]
Malawi’s electoral commission head, Jane Ansah, has admitted using tippex correction fluid on ballot tally sheets in the now annulled 2019 election, but claimed there is “no evidence” to suggest that it favored any particular candidate. The elections chief was speaking before a special parliamentary committee after the court ordered for an investigation into the […]
The republic of Congo just like many other African countries are stepping up gears towards female football especially after the heroic round of U20 women’s world cup qualifiers in which they put 6 pass Angola. After declining to host this year’s African Women’s Championship, Brazzaville is not slowing down on the competition either and to […]
Kenya’s Interior Minister has ordered the deportation of four Chinese nationals, who were taken to court after video footage circulated purportedly showing one of them caning a worker. Fred Matiang’i signed the deportation order just hours after the court had allowed police to detain the four individuals for 15 more days. No court charges have […]
The Constitutional Court in Malawi rejected an appeal, brought by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi’s electoral commission, to suspend the judgment it made last week annulling the May 2019 presidential election. The court also dismissed the electoral body’s claim that another election would be too expensive. Judge Dingiswayo Madise said democracy was costly and the […]
