Zimbabwean President EmmersonMnangagwa

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Shifts Eastern powers as the Western closes doors

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing political pressure from the West that has affected his country’s foreign policy. Earlier, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a man believed to be an ally of the Zimbabwean government who allegedly used millions of dollars. Regimond Tagwirei and his company, Sakunda Holdings, was the US target in […]

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Somalia: Candidates’ Union “we will not recognize Farmajo as president from today 8 February

Today is February 8, it was 4 years before President Farmajo was elected.  Today, the immunity of President Farmajo has expired and the opposition has stated that they will no longer recognize him as the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a press statement issued by the national candidates union stated that the […]

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Nigeria Central Bank Explains Why Cryptocurrency Ban

According to the BBC, the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday stopped banks and financial institutions from dealing with Crypto currency transactions or facilitating the exchange of Crypto currency. The government has said it is not possible for a single financial provider [Providus bank] to disrupt public payment services and get a new CBN order […]

COVID19 in Africa

Effects of COVID19 on Africa and Vaccination Access

COVID19 has had both economic and life impact on Africa. Investment and job creation by major governments in Africa have largely stalled. The economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic has already been seen by investors and has delayed major projects to be implemented here in Africa. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Africa’s […]

US President Joe Biden

Africa expects good relations from Joe Biden

Africa and the US have a long and multifaceted relationship. The biggest African influence in the US has risen since black President Barack Obama took office. Obama, a black origin African president, created closer ties between Africa and the United States and reached a positive milestone. At the same time, projects such as the YALI […]

Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo

DR Congo President Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo over chairmanship of African Union

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has taken over the chairmanship of the African Union for a year. He will take over from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, 58, is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 25, 2019. Meanwhile, the leader of the […]

Andre Onana

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana banned for one year for failing drug test

Saturday, February 6, 2021. UEFA has baned the Ajax goalkeeper one year after he was accused of drug abuse. The 24-year-old Cameroon international and Ajax’s first-choice goalkeeper was found to have a banned substance Furosemide in his urine during an ‘off-competition’ test on October 30 last year. This substance is banned from use by players […]

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a 14 Million Grant for South Sudan Agricultural Development

Thursday, February 4, 2021. The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday signed a $ 14 million grant to South Sudanese government farmers to boost agricultural markets through a project implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The bank’s purpose in providing the aid to South Sudan is to boost agricultural markets, trade […]