The African Union and UNICEF have aligned on a continent-wide push to lift early grade learning, with attention on literacy and numeracy in the first years of school. The partnership centres on scaling approaches that show results in real classrooms, not just good paperwork. And yes, the tone is urgent, because delays cost children time […]
The room gets quiet for half a second. A colleague smiles and says, “Nice work on that report.” The person receiving it freezes, then laughs, then fumbles. This tiny moment happens daily across Africa, in offices, campuses, markets, and family gatherings. “How to respond to a compliment” stays a real-life skill, not a fancy topic. […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Ivory Coast, where he plans to share a holiday meal with French forces Friday evening, at the start of his West Africa visit aimed at confronting the region’s rising jihadist violence. The weekend trip is providing a respite for Macron from the ongoing strikes back home over his […]
Political parties in Guinea are focusing on the busy electoral agenda next year, with planned legislative and presidential elections, as well as a possible constitutional referendum. However, the process has already been marred by accusations of fraud from the opposition, who point to delays and alleged manipulation of the electoral register. Abdoulaye Oumou Sow, a […]
Malawi’s Human Rights Commission has accused the police of serious human rights abuses in a report released on Wednesday including rape and assault. According to the report, some of these abuses happened in the presence of the victims children during a security operation in October. Investigations by the Commission revealed that at least one girl […]
Ivorian football legend Yaya Toure has joined the list of personalities that have described racist fans as ‘stupid, foolish’. Racism in football has become a hot topic in recent months following high-profile incidents in European club leagues and international competitions. In the Serie A last month, Italian striker Mario Balotelli threatened to walk out of […]
Ethiopia launched its first satellite on Friday, a landmark achievement for the country’s space programme that caps a banner year for the African space industry. The launch of the Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) took place at a space station in China, though scores of Ethiopian and Chinese officials and scientists gathered at the Entoto […]
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde on Thursday announced a new draft constitution despite mass demonstrations over concerns he intends to pursue a third term. In a televised address, Conde once again avoided stating whether he intended to run for president again when his second term ends in 2020. The draft constitution published on Thursday evening by […]
Famed international show business personality Idris Elba arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday evening for what is billed as a “private visit” according to the BBC reporter in the country. Umaru Fofana posted on social media that the British writer, actor, producer and musician had made what is his first ever visit to his ancestral […]
The Zimbabwean Lithium Arcadia project is preparing to play in the big league. According to an updated feasibility study, the mine will have a longer operating life and an annual processing capacity of 2.4 million tonnes per year. After a successful listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange: the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the mining company Prospect […]
Nigeria’s ex-attorney general Mohammed Adoke has returned to the country to face corruption charges over his involvement in one of the oil industry’s biggest corruption scandals. The country anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; confirmed his return stating that “The ex-AGF left Dubai following pressure from the EFCC.” He was arrested by […]
African nations including Algeria, Nigeria, Madagascar, Lesotho and South Africa were among some of the biggest points winners on the football rankings by global governing body FIFA for the year 2019. African champions Algeria, gained 135 points during the year, a tally only lower than Asian champions and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar. Algeria consequently […]
Egypt have retained their position as the 6th highest African side in the FIFA world rankings, making them a pot 1 team for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. With no international breaks since the last update, there has been little in the way of change across the board in the FIFA rankings monthly update. Despite […]
Trevor Noah paid an endearing tribute to his friend/business partner comedian Angelo Lozada who died after suffering from stage 4 stomach cancer. Sometime in December 2018, Lozada was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer and a GoFundMe account was created to raise funds for his treatment. Sadly, he passed on some hours ago. Angelo Lozada […]
Black Market’s singer Ava Peace is back again with another banger “True Love” to add to her ever growing music collection The fast growing singer who has already caused threats to the unserious and fading musicians, is destined for success basing on the music she has so far including Nsitula featuring Daddy Andre and Spice […]
The pope called for migrant detention centres in Libya to be cleared on Thursday, saying it was a “sin” to remain indifferent to the abuses suffered by refugees. Pope Francis, who has made the plight of migrants a central theme during his pontificate, railed against indifference shown to those who face abuse in detention camps, […]
Two former managers from South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom have been arrested on allegations of involvement in manipulation of contractual agreements involving procurement transactions at Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga Province, the South African Police Services (SAPS) announced on Thursday.The unnamed officials were arrested early Thursday morning for the alleged fraud and money-laundering deals […]
FilmOne Entertainment, on Thursday, announced the launch of the first-ever international capital fund created specially for investment in a slate of Nigerian films. The company is in partnership with Huahua Media, a Chinese company known for investing in ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’, ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ and ‘Star Trek Beyond’, as well as AY’s […]
On the first anniversary of the protest movement that led to the fall of the Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir regime after a 30-year authoritarian rule, a Ugandan court issued an arrest warrant for the fallen leader, highlighting the depth of his fall from grace. In December 2018, the first demonstrations broke out in Atbara, as well […]
Former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election. He succeeds veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced from office in April in the face of mass demonstrations. Tebboune must now address the grievances of the protesters, who have […]