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. […]
Lagos State Government says its investment in technology and innovation was a deliberate effort to make Lagos Africa’s foremost centre of innovation. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Monday in Ikeja, during a courtesy visit by the Management Team of Oracle Africa, led by the Group’s Country Director, Mr Adebayo Sanni. Sanwo-Olu said […]
Female highlife musician, songwriter and producer Ivy Stone who made an impact on the Ghanaian music scene in the late 90s is dead. She died early hours of Thursday morning after battling an undisclosed illness for some time now. Some of her hit songs are ‘One Luck Woman’, ‘Where Did We Go Wrong?’, among other […]
Rwanda on Sunday started a voluntary Ebola vaccination programme at its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly virus from its neighbour. All countries in high-risk areas, even if not hit by Ebola, had been advised by the WHO to use a new vaccine […]
An African was crowned Miss Universe 2019 over the weekend and she was in the person of South African Zozibini Tunzi. She emerged top of the pack after a night of colourful displays and gruelling aptitude events. She incorporated colours of the South African flag in her costumes scaling through the different rounds till she […]
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho reacts after scoring in Leicester City 4-1 big away win over Aston Villa in the Premier League encounter on Sunday to move six points clear of champions Manchester City. The 23-year-old Nigeria international linked up with Vardy to open the scoring after 20 minutes, skipping round Villa keeper Tom Heaton […]
The Gabonese presidency has defended the recent appointment of the president’s son as a top presidential aide stressing that it was more for his competence and experience than any other reason. The 27-year-old Noureddin Bongo Valentin, was last Thursday appointed the general coordinator of Presidential Affairs, to “assist the President of the Republic in the […]
For decades, Victoria Falls, where southern Africa’s Zambezi River cascades down 100m into a gash in the earth, has drawn millions of holidaymakers to Zimbabwe and Zambia for their stunning views. But the worst drought in a century has slowed the waterfalls to a trickle, fuelling fears that climate change could kill one of the […]
Deontay Wilder, the man who may likely be heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s opponent very soon, has slammed him for the tactics he used in his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday. Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles following a comprehensive win via unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia. Following his […]
Nigeria’s decision to close its common borders with its four neighbours, Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger is causing pain at home, admitted President Muhammadu Buhari who notwithstanding ruled out its immediate lifting.The border closure has caused scarcity of basic items, including frozen chicken, rice, fish, tomatoes, and others thus causing hike in prices, but authorities […]
Presidents of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are to meet on December 21 in Abuja to consider recommendations on the proposed single currency regime for the sub-regiom Nigeria Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at the end of the meeting of Ministerial Committee […]
Twelve people have been swept to their deaths by floods in western Uganda, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as the East African country is battered by torrential rain. “We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries,” said Diana Tumuhimbise, Red Cross branch manager […]
Danish club Viborg are suing fake footballer Bernio Verhagen after signing him, according to a report. The 25-year-old Dutchman signed for the Danish second-tier side in October ostensibly from Chilean side Audax Italiano but, however, it is not certain that he ever played for that club, or others that he had claimed to. Verhagen was […]
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has served his 36 year-old wife, Mary, divorce papers and also asked her to leave their matrimonial home, leaving behind their two children. Local newspaper reports said the retired army general cut ties in July with Mary after a hospital bedside row in Pretoria, South Africa as he battled a […]
The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, U.S. Africa Command says. Such a shootdown would underscore Moscow’s increasingly muscular role in the energy-rich nation, where Russian mercenaries […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday called for more unity between the Europe and African continents. Von der Leyen made the call during a visit to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and the seat of the African Union (AU). “Only unity will make our continents strong in a changing world. “The […]
Donors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday agreed to commit $7.6 billion to speed up growth in Africa’s poorest nations and help lift millions out of poverty. This fifteenth replenishment of the ADF (ADF-15), up 32% from the previous cycle, sends a strong signal of trust in the Fund, which is the concessional […]
Victoire Ingabire, a leading opposition leader in Rwanda has slammed the country’s lack of respect for human rights after she failed to get permission to leave the country to attend an award event in the Spanish capital, Madrid. She told the BBC that, being a pardoned convict, she put in a request to the Ministry […]
A six-story residential building collapsed in Kenya’s capital on Friday, officials said, with at least two people killed and others trapped in the debris. The scene was all too familiar in a city where an audit once found more than half of buildings unsafe for habitation. Associated Press video showed people cheering as one dust-covered […]