South African Bank fined R700,000 after determining the institution misrepresented a credit product as an investment opportunity. Following its December 2023 "Ke Festive" social media promotion the FSCA penalized African Bank because it let a…
Nigeria: President Buhari apologizes to countrymen over power…
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has extended apologies to the people of the country over the recent economic crisis that led to a shortage of fuel and power grid failures. The apology by the leader…
Aid workers safety compromised in South Sudan
Sudan - The population of South Sudan is scrapped of basic requirements to the extent that they are now resorting to stealing and attacking camps of aid workers. The human rights activists, relief workers and…
There is still no date set for Parliamentary…
Somalia -Somalia missed the deadline for holding elections for the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday (15 March), causing yet another delay in the election process that was supposed to result in the appointment of…
Chad peace talks in Qatar adjourned due to…
Peace talks between Chad’s military government and various opposition groups to be started in Qatar on Sunday have been adjourned for 48 hours. The negotiations that were the first step towards putting an end to…
Peace talks between Chad’s military government and armed…
On Sunday, in Doha, Chad's military-led government and armed rebel factions began long-awaited talks. Peace talks for Chad have begun in Qatar. These talks are designed to pave the way for a national discourse in…
African Continent Needs Immediate Solutions To Weakening Exports…
Ukraine - The African continent is facing a new challenge after having defeated the Covid-19 situation. Most affected would be the North African countries that would be facing a sharp rise in food prices and…
World Bank report declares South Africa as the…
South Africa - A report by the World Bank revealed that South Africa is the most unequal nation in the world. On Wednesday, the organization said that one of the most determining factors here was…
No confirmation on gender equality agreement for Libya
After much delay, Libya has decided to suspend the gender equality agreement from implementation in the country. Earlier this week, the Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers which was lead by Abdelhamid Dbeibah announced that the…
Libya suspends implementation of the Gender Equality Agreement
Libya - The Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers, led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has put a halt to the implementation of an UN-sponsored gender equality pact. Last Sunday, on the eve of International Women's Rights Day,…
South Sudan Needs To Take 2023 Elections Seriously:…
Sudan - South Sudan needs to put its act together and get ready for elections- this is the common thought between the US and United Nations. Addressing a meeting at the UN Security Council recently,…
A first: Female judge presided over hearing in…
Egypt - Saturday marked history as Radwa Helmi became the first woman judge to preside over a hearing and sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, the top court in the country. Helmi was…
Nigeria evacuates 415 stranded students from Ukraine
On Friday, AFP journalists reported from the airport in Abuja that the first batch of 415 Nigerians who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine were back in their homeland. The students landed in Abuja at…
Tigray conflict prevents supplies reaching hospitals, patients suffer…
Tigray - Tigray conflict is not nearing an end and the consequences of humanitarian crisis are being borne by the civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The conflict between the Ethiopian government and TPLF (Tigray People’s…
The EU denies any discrimination at the Ukrainian…
Ukraine - The European Union's (EU) delegation in Kenya has denied allegations of discrimination against Africans in EU member states bordering Ukraine. Europe says that countries near Ukraine that have been at war have welcomed…
The UN has condemned the killing of a…
Cameraoon - The death of a nurse on Saturday in an attack by "suspected" members of armed groups in Cameroon's English-speaking north-west, which has been racked by violent conflict between separatists and the military, is…
Nigeria: Thousands rendered homeless with slum clearance
NIgeria - January 30 will be remembered as a fateful day for hundreds of Nigerians living in slums in Urualla, Port Harcourt. They woke up to bulldozers rolling over their homes and by end of…
Chadians Shout Out Loud Against Military Junta and…
Chad - The ruling military junta is getting support from France; so are the Chadian accusing and have taken to the streets. Protestors are chanting anti-French slogans and are done with the military junta rule.…
The Russians attacked a train carrying Ghanaian students…
Some Russians allegedly attacked a train carrying Ghanaian students in Ukraine, but they were unharmed. In a Saturday interview with local television (February 26), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, revealed this.…
