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The World: Germany set to take 150 refugee children from Greece

Germany has agreed to take in over a hundred teenagers from a Greek refugee camp which was once destroyed in a blaze, the country’s interior minister stated Friday. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and EU Commission’s Vice President Margaritis Schinas held an on line information convention to discuss the modern-day scenario in the Moria Camp. […]

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Entertainment: “For this life, chose better woman” – Wizkid advises men

Award winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has taken to Instagram to advise his male fans. The “Joro” crooner, in his recent Instagram story, advised men to be mindful of the woman they chose to spend their lives with. According to Wizzy, men should ensure they chose a good woman as a […]

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NEWS: Mukwege Now Officially at DRC Residence under UN security

Armed Protection A United Nations safety element of armed guards is stationed at the Panzi Hospital close to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo the place renowned gynaecologist and dying threat target Denis Mukwege is formally underneath protection at his dwelling — following neighborhood protests and worldwide calls for his safety. Dr. Nfunfiko Kaguguku, Medical Director […]

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Breaking: This Burkinabé champion is also an engineer

Hughes-Fabrice Zango is an engineer and a triple jump champion. When he is not training for the Olympic Games, he is preparing his thesis in electrical engineering. From 8AM to 4PM, Monday to Friday, Zango works as a researcher in the university laboratory. After 6PM and during weekends, he trains in athletics with the French […]

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Covid-19 Pandemic Sees Kenyan School Staff Struggle

School is Still Out in Kenya The education system in Kenya has taken a serious blow from the Covid-19 pandemic as many schools, closed since March 15 and scheduled to reopen in January 2021, many school teachers and staff have taken drastic measures in order to survive the imposed lockdown virus-prevention sanitary measures that see […]

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Mali Junta Launches ‘Consultation’ Amid Handover Pressure

Mali’s military junta on Thursday launched a three-day “national consultation” with political parties, unions and NGOs, facing questions at home and pressure from abroad over its plans for returning the country to civilian rule. Around 500 people are attending the forum, unfolding at a conference centre in Bamako, the capital. The talks mark the second […]

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Business: Ethiopia Telecom auction scheduled with Orange in dispute for 2021

Ethiopia has set a new deadline of February 2021 to whole the partial privatisation of the country’s telecommunications industry, with carriers such as Orange SA eager to increase into a market of extra than 100 million people. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration is looking to auction two new mobile-network licenses and promote a minority stake […]

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US: Portland enters a ban on facial recognition as racism protests rage

The US metropolis of Portland in the kingdom of Oregon has end up the present day town to be a part of the facial recognition ban with the broadest measures so a ways in the nation, as protests against racial injustices proceed to ravage the city. The Portland City Council announced Wednesday with two ordinances […]

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Entertainment: Davido Announces His Return To Social Media With New Track

Nigerian artiste, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has announced his return to social media after almost 4 months break from all platforms. The Blow my mind crooner took a break from social media in June, after sharing that he wants to put himself first. However, some of his activities have been spotted on members […]

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NEWS: Angola takes ownership of properties related to Carlos Sao Vicente

Angola’s legal professional common has seized structures and motels belonging to AAA, a organization related with Carlos Manuel de São Vicente whose $900 million fortune has been frozen via Swiss authorities. De São Vicente was once a key determine in Angola’s oil industry, heading a group of companies, along with AAA Seguros, which offered insurance […]

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180 COVID-19 vaccines in development – WHO

Around 180 vaccines to combat COVID-19 are in development worldwide, consisting of 35 in human trials, the WHO chief stated on Friday. “No ailment in history has considered such rapid development in research. It’s a testament to the extremely good advances in science and technological know-how the world has made in latest years,” Director-General Tedros […]

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NEWS: Past floods overflow Sudanese capital

Rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall have killed round a hundred humans southern Khartoum’s Alshiqlab neighbourhood. The residents are struggling to cope with the injury triggered via file floods, that inundated over 100,000 houses due to the fact late July. Residents of the neighbourhood are placing up barricades and putting in sandbags to shield themselves from […]

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George Bizos, Mandela’s treason trial lawyer, dies at 92

Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, addressed the nation with a message of condolence on the death of Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid activist and personal lawyer, George Bizos, who died at the age of 92. Bizos died peacefully at his home of natural causes, the family said. Bizos, who came to South Africa as a 13-year-old […]

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DRC: Dr Denis Mukwege put under UN protection

Dr Denis Mukwege has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving death threats. Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work in treating rape victims in the conflict in eastern DR Congo. The UN is also ensuring security at the Panzi clinic, […]

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The World: Spain’s hospitality arm is protesting in the second wave of the virus

Members of Spain’s hospitality area protested Wednesday to draw interest to the precarious role it finds itself in in the course of the 2d wave of the pandemic as the country said another surge in COVID-19 infections. Thousands who work at bars, restaurants, lodges and nightclubs protested on Madrid streets while others across the us […]

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Mali ‘s leader in protest backs civilian ‘rare bird’ to lead the transition

Influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military junta on Wednesday to comply with demands from West African leaders to name a civilian president and high minister by using September 15 to ease sanctions imposed after last month’s coup. On Saturday the junta began talks with Mali’s political parties and civil society corporations over […]

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Latest film by Ivorian Philippe Lacôte debuts at the Venice Film Festival

The French-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte is back with his second film, The Night of Kings. It tells the story of Roman, a young member of the violent “microbes” gang, who is emprisoned in Abidjan’s famous La Maca jail. Forced by the gang leader, Blackbeard, to tell inmates stories, he picks the tale of the Zama […]