The shop opens, fans whirr, and the street outside already sounds busy. A brand sits on the shelf, but people still ask, “Which one is good?” That small moment explains the advantages of advertising. In many cities across Africa, advertising in Africa shapes recall, trust, and footfall. It also pushes digital clicks and store visits […]
Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It looks at how a sound is made in the mouth and throat, how it travels as a wave, and how listeners recognise it. The topic shows up in schools, journalism training, call centres, healthcare, and language research. It also shows up in small moments, like spelling a […]
Two African players have been shortlisted for football world governing body, FIFA’s, “The Best FIFA Football Awards.” The shortlist revealed on Wednesday (July 31) listed Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Sadio Mane (Senegal) in a list of ten players. The list will be whittled down to three before a winner is announced in […]
President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has launched the Sheikh Zayed Educational Complex Project in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena. The project is funded by the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation. The project, which is a unique model of educational development in Chad and is located on a 2,180-square metres site features […]
Location: Southern Africa Lesotho is one of the most naturally stunning and underrated countries. Bordered on all sides by South Africa, Lesotho is a tiny ‘Kingdom in the Clouds’ with a lot to see. Much of the country is above 3,000m elevation, and the mountainous views are hard to beat. It is bordered on the […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria do hereby announce to the general public and the international community that it has temporarily suspended its Free Zakzaky street protests to allow for some new openings into the resolution of the problems, especially the court case instituted by our lawyers on the proscription order made by the federal government […]
Caster Semenya says she will not defend her World Championship 800m title in September after a setback in her challenge to the restricting of testosterone levels in female runners. But the South African said she would “continue her fight for human rights” despite her “disappointment”. Semenya has twice appealed against IAAF rules preventing her from […]
Super Eagles star Moses Simon has opened Simoiben Football Academy in Kaduna as a way to give back to the society. The 24-year-old Levente forward who was bred in Kaduna through his formative years and started his football career but the Nigeria international make four appearances and provided two assists after helping Genort Rohr side […]
The second case of Ebola detected Tuesday in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, died, state sources said Wednesday. “The confirmed Ebola patient in Goma is dead, all measures to cut the chain of contamination are already taken,” Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the new official appointed by the Congolese presidency to coordinate the response, told AFP. the […]
Lessons in all Sudanese schools have been suspended indefinitely amid mass demonstrations over the shooting death of schoolchildren at a rally. The ruling military authorities ordered schools nationwide to close their doors from Wednesday, the state news agency said. Protesting students gathered in cities including the capital Khartoum following the killings on Monday. Five people […]
Dozens of passengers, mostly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday when the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb, officials said. “A passenger bus travelling on the Kandahar-Herat highway hit a Taliban roadside bomb. So far at least 28 killed, 10 wounded,” said Muhibullah Muhib, the spokesman for Farah […]
A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company Livestock Wealth connects investors with small-scale farmers via its “MyFarmbook” app, where they can buy their own cow and receive […]
About six million rosewood trees have been cut down in Ghana for illegal export to China since 2012, an environmental group says. The rare species, which takes 100 years to grow, is mostly used to make imperial-style furniture in China. The report blames corrupt officials in Ghana for forging documents to allow the wood to […]
Ghana yesterday signed a grant agreement of €5,026,027 (GH¢31 million) with Germany for the construction of a community waste-to-energy project in the Ashanti Region. The 400-KW demonstration project, which will use a hybrid solar PV, biogas and a pyrolysis plant to generate electricity from domestic waste, will start on October 1, 2019 and be completed […]
One of the court tussles between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been postponed in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The application relates to Mkhwebane’s findings that Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, wasn’t authorised to approve the early retirement of the SA Revenue Service’s deputy commissioner’s early retirement with full pension […]
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir, a blogger sentenced to death in 2014 has been freed by authorities in Mauritania, press rights group Reporters Without Borders, RSF, have disclosed in a July 30, 2019 statement. He was released at dawn of Monday (July 29), the statement added stressing that confessional posts on Facebook and TV had […]
The Maasai people of Kenya and Northern Tanzania view spitting as a form of blessing and a sign of respect. Tribespeople use spitting to greet or say goodbye to friends, clinch a bargain or to wish someone good luck. Two friends greeting each other will spit in their palms before shaking hands. When a baby […]
Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye sealed £30 million moves to Paris Saint-Germain from Everton. The 29-year-old Dakar-born signed a four-year deal with the French champions until 2023 after the Toffees rejected a £21.5m offer from Ligue 1 giant in January and manager Marco Silva had hoped to keep the African star at Goodison Park this season […]
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in Ghana as the head of a Congressional delegation to hold discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo Monday and to address Ghana’s lawmakers on Wednesday. While in Ghana, Pelosi and other members of the U.S. Congress plan discussions on “regional security, sustainable and inclusive development and the challenges of tomorrow […]
The United States will send a delegation to the investiture of new Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, which event takes place on August 1, 2019. The White House in a statement late last week said President Trump had designated John Deaver Alexander III, Senior Advisor for Energy, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, to lead […]