The deal centres on development-stage funding for an industrial-scale green ammonia plan linked to Namibia’s coastal corridor, with related momentum building in South Africa’s hydrogen pipeline. In plain terms, this is not “plant construction money” yet. It is money meant for the messy middle: feasibility checks, early engineering work, permits, grid and port studies, and […]
Peacebuilding in Africa rarely looks dramatic. It looks like schedules, meeting minutes, phone calls at odd hours, and long pauses in tense rooms. It also looks like basic services returning, schools reopening, markets staying open past sunset, and roads becoming usable again. Peace matters because conflict damages daily life first, then institutions later. People notice […]
Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji, who was kidnapped and held for 10 days in October last year, says he was ready to die, having been disoriented by his captivity. 43-year-old Dewji, who is widely considered to be Africa’s youngest billionaire, told the BBC he asked his kidnappers to shoot him. He was speaking to mainstream media […]
Facebook on Wednesday said it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that meddled in the domestic politics of eight African countries, and were tied to a Russian businessman accused of interfering in past U.S. elections. The influence operations hiding behind fake identities were traced back to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been indicted in the […]
The Head of State Paul Biya has disbursed the sum of 200 Million frs CFA to assist the affected population of the Bafoussam Landslide in burying their dead and relocating to safer zones. The information was announced this Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the inter-ministerial Committee dispatched to Ngouache, Bafoussam in the West region of Cameroon […]
Volkswagen is importing a batch of electric powered Golf models into Rwanda for a local ride-hailing service, establishing a bridgehead in the country that it hopes to expand to other nations as it seeks to increase market share globally. Importing the vehicles into Rwanda, which sells itself to foreign investors on its reliable infrastructure, stability […]
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 30) dismissed an appeal filed by main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar against the re-election earlier this year of President Muhammadu Buhari. The panel headed by the Chief Justice Mohammed Tanko said it had examined all the briefs and exhibits submitted by the petitioners but found that there was no […]
Ibrahim Sa’id nets hat-tricks as Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets come from behind to beat 3-2 Ecuador in the second Group B match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament ongoing in Brazil. Sa’id netted the opener for the Manu Garba’s boy’ just five minutes after kickoff but the South American nation grabbed an equalizer 10 minutes […]
A Nigerian wanted in the United States for a child pornography offence is appealing his extradition from Canada to the U.S. on the grounds he should be considered a refugee. Adesanya Prince is wanted in Harris County, Texas, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of “promotion of child pornography” on Feb. 23, 2018, but […]
The SADC-Climate Services Centre said that very high temperatures are expected in the region until Thursday this week, raising the possibility of a heatwave during the period. In a statement on Monday, SADC-Climate Services Centre identified central parts of the region as prone to experiencing extreme summer temperatures. Part of the statement reads: Persistent temperatures […]
The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr JohnPanonetsa Manguta announced this Tuesday that the central bank will introduce some notes and coins in the Zimbabwe dollar currency in the next two weeks. The move which is said to be meant to address the cash shortage can be viewed in the lenses of a […]
Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord on Tuesday reopened Mitiga Airport, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, after almost two months of closure, the transportation minister said. The Minister, Milad Matoq, announced at a news conference in Tripoli. The airport had been shut since Sept. 1 after being struck by artillery fire. The source of the attack […]
Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has urged the Golden Eaglets to beat Ecuador on Tuesday night in the ongoing 2019 U17 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Manu Garba men secured their win in the Group B opener after coming from behind to triumph over 4-2 victory in matchday 1 last […]
At least 20 people are feared dead and many others injured after a landslide occurred last night in the Bafoussam III Sub-Division, Mifi Division of the West region of Cameroon, reports have confirmed. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 10pm Monday October 28, 2019 following heavy rains. The landslide which began at the […]
30+ women suspected to be sex slaves in South Africa have been freed after South African Police Service raided notorious brothels in Mpumalanga Province the Chronicle reports. This was confirmed by the South African provincial police spokesperson for Mpumalanga Brigadier Leonard Hlathi who said: As police, we acted on a tip-off and raided houses which […]
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Sunday described the late 14-year-old Vivian Ogu as an example to all Christians in Nigeria and the rest of the world. Armed robbers had shot the teenager to death after she resisted being raped by them when her family house in Benin City was invaded nearly 10 years ago. The […]
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Monday said that the trial of 5G, the fifth-generation network technology, would be on trial for three months in the country before actual approval and rollout. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this on the sideline of the Mobile and Disruptive Technology (MoDITECH) Forum 2019 […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday refuted allegations that a number of countries in Africa are being led into a debt trap as they take up loans to fund a number of projects. Ramaphosa said in his weekly address from the Desk of the President in Cape Town, after returning from the Russia-Africa Summit held in […]
The Senior Divisional Officer of Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba has convened a meeting with various stakeholders of the Buea Council following the death of the Mayor Patrick Ekema Esunge. A released signed by the SDO states the meeting will hold on Tuesday, October 29 in Limbe at 10.30 am. Those invited to the working session […]
The Koton Karfe custodial centre in Kogi collapsed due to heavy flooding, loading to escape of 228 inmates. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr Jafar Ahmed, who confirmed this while speaking with newsmen in Koton Kafe on Monday said that the flood came at about 3 a.m., submerging the perimetre fence and […]