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. […]
Coach Gernot Rohr revealed he will decide his Super Eagles’ future in January 2020 after he will have held talks with Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. The 66-year-old German tactician who has been in charge of Nigeria’s senior national team since 2016 after guiding the West African nation to FIFA World Cup and Africa […]
Flooding and landslides after heavy rains in Congo have left at least 32 people dead in and around the capital, Kinshasa, officials said Tuesday. “The situation is a dramatic. In addition to 15 lifeless bodies that we have collected, there is significant material damage,” said Jean Nsaka, the magistrate in Lemba. He said a much […]
Nigeria’s federal government launched its first national sexual offenders register on Monday – a database of those convicted for sexual violence since 2015 in Africa’s most populous nation. The record will be available online to better help the public, state bodies and police conduct background checks and identify repeat offenders. Julie Okah-Donli, Director General, National […]
Three British nationals were arrested in Mauritius at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport with more than 3.3 kg of heroin. The suspects purged a total of 282 drug dumplings with an estimated market value of about 50 million Mauritian Rupees (over 1,350,000). They were arrested after their arrival in the Green Channel of the SSR […]
Musician, Bankole Wellington better known as Banky W, has condemned the Nigerian Government for its gross human rights violation against citizens. He also accused Nigerians of being too complacent in moments when they should act. Banky W made his position known in a music video posted on his Instagram page with hashtag #BetterChallenge. He said, […]
Tanzania’s ruling party won more than 99 percent of seats in local elections boycotted by the opposition, according to official figures released on Monday. The vote on Sunday was for 16,000 seats for street and village leaders, positions that are highly influential in Tanzanian life. The long-ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party of President John […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday warned it had a standby military force poised to “re-establish order” in the event of a coup in Guinea Bissau. The warning came as the West African states rejected claims of ballot fraud in Sunday’s election despite claims by incumbent Jose Mario Vaz’s campaign team […]
Qatar , one of the richest and notorious nations of the Gulf region, is back in news and this time for hiding information on Gulf attacks. As per an exclusive report released by Fox News, Doha had prior information of the series of attacks on oil tankers in UAE ’s territorial waters. The explosives, which […]
Khaligraph Jones pays tribute to his ex-girlfriend Ruby in a very emotional song. The rapper who at first freelanced about the Ruby girl talked so much about her and later released a song in her honour. In the song, Khaligraph Jones talks of how she committed suicide after learning that she had contracted HIV. Also, […]
The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Akwasi Awuah Ababio, has announced that President Nana Akufo-Addo will be granting up to 200 Africans in the Diaspora Ghanaian citizenship this year. He said this in an interview with Citi TV after a press briefing on The Year of Return at the Accra […]
South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has today announced that it will be leaving Zimbabwe citing poor performance due to the deteriorating economy. The company’s statement comes when Zimbabwe is submerged in severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and electricity which have caused inflation to rise risking reviving memories of 2008 when it reached a 231 […]
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), in its aspirations to transform into an efficient, world class platform for investments and raising capital, has signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE). SCE, an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, works closely […]
Former Deputy Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Obert Gutu who is also the Vice President of the opposition MDC led by Thokozani Khupe has claimed that there are some quarters who were not amused when investors were coming to Zimbabwe. Posting on microblogging site, Twitter, Gutu said: Level of negativity within certain circles […]
The Future Awards Africa was held at The Balmoral, Federal Palace, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday, attracting young professionals from across Africa. Afropop musician, Burna Boy, won the biggest awards of the night, The Young Person of the Year and The Future Award Prize for Music. Sunday’s event saw the awards, which is in its […]
Senior officials of MDC have said that they do not want another military coup in Zimbabwe. Since the return of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga from China on Saturday morning, there has been speculation that the opposition is keen for him to lead another coup. Presidential Advisory Council member, Trevor Ncube claimed the MDC is praying […]
Ace Ghanaian Investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was on Friday, November 22nd, at the maiden Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards, recognised for his outstanding contribution to the economy of Ghana. The NiBs Innovation Awards seeks to recognise individuals and organisations that contribute in significant, sustainable and innovative ways, towards the forward march of Ghanaian industry. The […]
Africa is likely to become one of the world’s top medical cannabis growers, a group of researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs said on Monday. Jordan Curl, Cultivation and Extraction Specialist at Israeli Cannabis Research and Investment firm ICAN told more than 500 delegates at the CannaTech conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “Africa will become the […]
NFF President Amaju Pinnick has met with Queens Park Rangers midfielder Ebere Eze in London over the possible switch to Super Eagles ahead of England The 46-year-old football administration was at Craven Cottage to watch the English Champions encounter Fulham 2-1 victory over QPR on Friday night to watch the Nigerian descent in action to […]