Across African cities and small towns, counsellors keep hearing one search phrase: how to forget someone. Many also ask how to stop thinking about someone after a breakup. Emotional healing after heartbreak feels simple on paper, still it cuts. This report lists practical steps often shared in clinics on how to move on emotionally and […]
Ethiopia has broken ground on one of the continent’s biggest and best aviation projects, a $12.5 billion mega-airport in the vicinity of a small town called Bishoftu, located southeast of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. The new project is set to make Ethiopian Airlines the owner of Africa’s biggest airport. Being unveiled in […]
Africa must be better represented in the UN Security Council, whose “current composition does not reflect the world in which we live,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa argued Tuesday at the UN General Assembly. “South Africa currently sits, for the second year, as a non-permanent member,” Ramaphosa, who also currently holds the rotating presidency of […]
Police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by hundreds of people in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala calling for an end to bloodshed in the country’s anglophone regions. Several parties, including that of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, had called for “peaceful marches” against President Paul Biya, 87, who has […]
Opposition Unite? Former Ivorian Prime Minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election on October 31, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, 67, is yet another politician declaring his outrage at the Constitutional Council’s decision to deem the sought third term of the current president as valid — when, to many, it is unconstitutional. Pascal Affi N’Guessan: “I […]
The escalating extremist insurgency in Northern Mozambique has displaced heaps of thousands of people. The rebels have recently stepped up assaults in Cabo Delgado province, seizing the strategic port of Mocimboa da Praia, which they have occupied for six weeks. Clashes between the extremist combatants and government forces have induced huge numbers of nearby residents […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the country Tuesday after asserting a raft of new coronavirus restrictions. “The warfare towards COVID is the single largest crisis the world has faced in my lifetime,” Johnson said in a televised speech. “And yet, I am greater sure than ever that this is a warfare that humanity will […]
Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday authorized the appointment of countless key ministers and judicial officers. The House of Peoples’ Representatives, the lower chamber of Ethiopia’s parliament, recommended the appointments of Kenea Yadeta as defense minister, Gedion Timothewos as attorney general, Takele Umma as minister of mines and petroleum, and Samuel Hurkato as minister of science and […]
Former Super Eagles Captain Vincent Enyeama has hailed Sebastian Osigwe following his brilliant debut show for Swiss aspect Lugano. The 26-year-old penned a three-year deal with Lugano this summer after leaving SC Kriens. He made his debut all through the 2-1 win over Luzern at the weekend and shared a video of the recreation with […]
Nigerian superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has become the first Nigerian artist with a certified silver album, “African Giant” in the UK. The singer, who took to his Instagram account to share the good news said he was so excited over the achievement. He also expressed love to his fans and everyone […]
When modern versions of African tech ecosystems started out taking structure a decade ago, the big, existential question used to be about where investment would come from. As successive years of record-breaking funding signaled investor conviction in the promise of the continent’s startups, the topical focus quickly shifted with greater scrutiny paid to simply how […]
Africa is where the next Road World Championships will be held in 2026, as announced by the Switzerland-based world governing body for sports cycling competitive events, The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). This will be the first time as Africa will be the final continent to host the championships and the UCI hopes the event will […]
A video showing soldiers executing two ladies at shut range, kneeling and blindfolded, alongside with a woman and a baby two years ago had prompted massive outcry in Cameroon. But there is even extra outcry now. At the time, the government denied any involvement before recanting and arresting seven soldiers. Four of them have now […]
Pressure is mounting over the case of QatariSheikh Talal Al Thani – the grandson of the founder of the gas-rich nation – after his wife, Asma Arian, submitted an 11th-hour plea for his release at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday. My husband desires pressing scientific care and a legal professional he chooses freely,” Arian advised the UN body in […]
With the seventy fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly taking region this week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday harassed the urgent want to support the U.N position in confronting challenges. It is crucial to make sure that the UN be top resourced and representative, Ramaphosa said in his weekly presidential address. […]
If the US needs to fix the nation’s debt to pre-coronavirus levels, it will require spending cuts and revenue increases totaling around $900 billion annually for 25 years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a record released Monday. Based on its projections, the CBO found that if the US takes fiscal action beginning in […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday mourned the loss of life of Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Shehu Idris, one of the country’s most influential standard leaders who exceeded away on Sunday at the age of 45. “With the passing of Alhaji Shehu Idris, Nigeria has lost one of its longest reigning typical monarchs whose contributions […]
A Huge Decision Head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, Colonel Assimi Goïta, issued a nationally televised announcement pronouncing Ba N’Daou, previously the Minister of Defence, as the Malian transitional president appointed by a committee set up by the junta in power since ousting — in a coup d-état, ex-president Ibrahim […]
Africa faces a difficult choice as infections and fatalities are rapidly rising; does it welcome back international flights that originally brought COVID -19 to the ill-prepared continent, or continue restrictions on flights and further hurt their economies in addition to limiting a lifeline for badly needed humanitarian aid? We speak to economic expert Martin Luther […]
Mikel Agu returned to Super Eagles as Genort Rohr named 24 others for Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia friendlies in October. The 27-year-old Vitória de Guimarães midfielder did no longer make the closing cut to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and has for the reason that then not been involved with the country wide team. Rohr has […]