Africa is becoming one of the most vibrant economic spheres in the globe driven by the young population, the continuously developing infrastructure, and the increased trade on the region. In the last ten years, some of these countries have registered good growth rates making them some of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. The diversified industries […]
Literacy remains one of the most critical development challenges across the African continent. Despite progress in school enrollment over the past decades, millions of children, youth, and adults still lack basic reading and writing skills. Literacy challenges in Africa are deeply connected to poverty, inequality, violence, and inaccessibility of good education. There are long term […]
MDC supporter and constitutional law expert, Alex Magaisa, has criticised Mnangagwa for not understanding geopolitical and economic dynamics when he described the just ended Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) as the “first common platform to discuss African development”. According to Magaisa, this would fly in the face of China whose Forum on […]
A South African Police Service intelligence-led joint operation conducted in the Seshego policing precinct at Polokwane made a major breakthrough when a 26-year-old suspect, allegedly involved in the murder and rape of women in the Seshego and Mankweng policing areas, was arrested, Limpopo police said on Saturday. This arrest followed an incident that occurred when […]
The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went past 2 000 on Friday, making it the second worst ever outbreak of the disease. As UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday visits the country for a first-hand assessment of the fightback, here is a recap of previous […]
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has ordered general elections on October 23, as tensions rise with his estranged predecessor, Ian Khama, the man who put him in the top job. Khama, whose father led the southern African country to independence, has accused Masisi of becoming an autocrat and threatening the country’s reputation as a beacon of […]
The consequences to ending Cobalt production in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world’s largest mines have a major impact on the country’s economy and on the population . This is a major blow to the employment sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the cessation of cobalt […]
The most famous of the structures at Giza, near Cairo, the Pyramid of King Cheops was built around 2650 BC from 2.5 million blocks of limestone. Its sides are oriented exactly to the north, south, east and west. The Chephren pyramid, built by Cheops’ son, is similar in size and incorporates the entrances to a […]
The Ndebele wedding ceremony is all about the bride – and her attire puts western white dresses to shame. This, in most part, is thanks to her future mother-in-law and the prettiest of all the tribal traditions. The groom’s mother creates a Jocolo for the bride – an apron made of goatskin and decorated with […]
Earlier accusations that Kenya soldiers were involved in illegal charcoal trade in Somalia returned to haunt Nairobi’s bid to have militant group Al-Shabaab listed as a terrorist group. On Thursday, Kenya was fuming after the UN Security Council rejected its proposal to place the group in the same league as Al-Qaeda and ISIS, with Somalia […]
Actor turned Politician, John Dumelo who is contesting on the ticket of the NDC for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Parliamentary seat has declared that he never said he was broke after he was reported to have made the declaration in an earlier interview. The young political aspirant, either has dementia or is clearly doing what […]
Funeral rites are underway in Ivory Coast for famed music icon, DJ Arafat, who died earlier this month. The 33-year-old was killed in a motorcycle accident in the capital Abdijan. Reports indicate that over 200,000 supporters of the coupé-decalé originator are expected in and around the venue of the funeral, the Felix Houphouet Boigny stadium […]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has replaced injured Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with PAOK star Anderson Esiti for the September 10 friendly encounter against Ukraine in Dnipro. The German tactician recalled the 25-year-old Warri-born who has featured twice for the three-time Africa Champion in 2016, while Lokomotiv Moscow left-back Brian Idowu returns to the […]
The former Director General of the Cameroon Radio Television, Amadou Vamoulke has been shortlisted for the 2019 Reporters without Borders award well known in its French acronym Reporter Sans Frontieres for press freedom. Nominated alongside 11 other journalists and media houses from different countries in the world, Amadou Vamoulke falls in the independence award category. […]
Nigeria has announced the “partial closure” of its border with Benin to clamp down on the smuggling of goods, above all rice, into the country. The West African powerhouse is targeting “massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor”, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday (Aug 28). Nigeria is heavily […]
President Mnangagwa has said that law is being applied impartially in Zimbabwe, with neither fear nor favour. Addressing Japan’s media organisations on the sidelines of the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said: We apply the rule of law, those who commit crime, the law must apply. You cannot […]
DCI detectives arrested seven people on Wednesday night believed to members of the Kabonokia Sect at Gatue, Tharaka Nithi County. Police said the seven refused to give information to enumerators in the ongoing census process. The suspects claimed that the census process is satanic and they alleged to be counted in heaven. Meru town chief […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. President Buhari disclosed this on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan while meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International […]
Acting President Kembo Mohadi says it is a matter of time before nations that are hostile to Zimbabwe realise that they are wrong and unfair to the Southern African country. Speaking after meeting the outgoing UN Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Bishow Parajuli in Harare this morning, Cde Mohadi said it is unfortunate that some western […]
Ghana has won its second gold medal at the ongoing African Games following an impressive performance by the country’s men’s sprint relay team. Sean Safo-Antwi, Josep Paul Amoah, Martin Owusu-Antwi, and Benjamin Azamati run a time of 38.30s to win gold in the 4 x 100m final. The quartet finished ahead of Nigeria and South […]