The Night of Decree, or Laylat al-Qadr, happens during the last ten nights of Ramadan and is very important spiritually for Muslims all over Africa. Many communities combine spiritual devotion with lively cultural traditions to make family traditions that will last a lifetime. Moroccan Traditions In Morocco, Laylat al-Qadr is a time to celebrate with […]
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been greatly influenced by Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Their involvement has increased since the 2010s, with priorities frequently centred on regional dominance, strategic ports, and Red Sea security—sometimes at the price of local stability. Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan […]
The Global Minimum Tax Act which requires large multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the nation to pay a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% was formally signed into law by South Africa in a historic move intended to prevent tax evasion and ensure fair taxation for multinational corporations. The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base […]
In a video speech lasting around ten minutes posted on his social networks on the afternoon of 5 January, he drew up a gloomy assessment of President Patrice Talon’s governance. He accuses the Beninese president of favouring Western companies, particularly French ones, which benefit from numerous tax exemptions, while local companies are overtaxed. According to […]
This article contains all the national public holidays announced by the government but these dates may change and official changes will be announced priorly in the official website. The Public Holidays Act establishes the twelve public holidays in South Africa. According to the Act, if a public holiday comes on a Sunday, the Monday that […]
According to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Zambia is among the ten African countries expected to record the strongest economic growth in 2025. The report forecasts that Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 6.6%, making it the sixth fastest-growing economy on the continent. The IMF attributes this growth forecast […]
For Space42, the newly established AI-powered space technology champion of the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 voice and data communication satellite on January 3rd. At 8:27 p.m. Eastern, the first Falcon 9 flight of 2025 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida putting the satellite in a geostationary transfer orbit. […]
Both Keachia Bowers and Damon Smith used to live in Florida. In 2023, they left everything behind and settled in Ghana. There, among a growing number of returnees like themselves, they feel they belong. Along with 522 other members of the global black diaspora, Bowers and Smith received Ghanaian nationality at a ceremony in November. […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mauritania and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to form a trilateral partnership. The United Arab Emirates is collaborating with these two North African nations to introduce a new economic line. The United Arab Emirates and two North African nations have agreed to collaborate in order to introduce a new […]
The death penalty has been officially abolished in Zimbabwe after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law on Tuesday a bill commuting the sentences of some 60 people on death row to prison terms. It has been almost twenty years since the last execution, in 2005, partly because at one point no one wanted to take […]
After a rocky end to 2024, the South African rand began the new year on a high note Thursday. The rand was up 0.6% from its last finish trading at 18.7625 against the dollar at 0803 GMT. Trade in the rand, like that of most emerging market currencies, was unstable in November and December following […]
Nigeria, which wants to boost its output to 3 million barrels per day by 2025 has intensified its efforts to combat oil theft in the Niger Delta. Large scale oil theft has hampered government finances in recent years in Africa’s largest oil producer which depends on the commodity for over 90% of foreign exchange profits […]
Kenyan protesters demanded a stop on kidnappings of government critics on Monday as they walked to the streets of Nairobi. In an attempt to disperse the crowd, police sprayed protesters with tear gas; opposition politician Senator Okiya Omtatah and a number of other people were taken into custody. Relatives of the missing people were among […]
An additional step in handing over national security duties to Somalia’s own forces was taken when the Security Council approved the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). By a vote of 14 in […]
Amputees in Sierra Leone face severe social and economic challenges. The civil war from 1991 to 2002 left most of them without limbs because the rebels used amputation as a form of terror. To this day decades later amputation rates are still high due to traffic accidents, poor healthcare services and delayed treatment. Despite the […]
Electors in more than 17 African countries accounted for a significant proportion of the estimated 3.7 billion people who voted worldwide in 2024. Now that the election year is drawing to a close, many Africans see 2025 as a ‘year of momentum’. To begin with, Africans across the continent will mark a series of milestones […]
A remote corner of South Africa has become the hub of a disturbing surge in the illegal trade of unique plants. Organised crime groups are taking advantage of overseas demand for these rare species and transforming the region into a hotbed of illegal activity. Most of the targeted plants are succulents, prized for their ability […]
A riot in a prison in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the police commander general, Bernardino Rafael, said on Wednesday. Some 1,534 people escaped from the prison, but 150 of them were recaptured, he added. The escape led to violent clashes between the fugitives, prison staff and police, […]
Leaked documents have exposed widespread neglect and corruption in efforts to clean up decades of oil spill damage in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The files reveal systemic failures in the operations of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (Hyprep), the agency responsible for restoring polluted land and water. In 2021, satellite images revealed acres of barren land […]
In September, Florida residents crowded a government meeting to oppose plans for a massive trash incinerator in Miami-Dade County. Protesters wearing green shirts that read “MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD,” feared the proposed facility could harm their health, lower property values and damage the environment. The incinerator which would burn 4,000 […]