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 […]
At the biennial Boao Forum for Asia, which took place on the island of Hainan in China this year, world leaders gave dire warnings about increased geopolitical competition, decoupling and fragmenting supply chains, and cyber-attacks. In a time of high uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, […]
Virat Kohli, an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team, has picked two cricketers he considers the ‘Greatest of All Time’. Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper has reportedly said that Sachin Tendulkar, who is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, and Sir […]
Investigators working for the United Nations said that the European Union helped people break the law and violate human rights in Libya, a mostly lawless country in North Africa. On Tuesday, the European Union defended its record of helping migrants in Libya who were in trouble. During a press conference in Brussels, Peter Stano, a […]
On Tuesday, leaders from the United Nations and ambassadors from African countries met in the Security Council Chamber for a high-level conversation about preventing violent extremism in Africa and fighting terrorism in Africa. The debate was held because of a recent UN report that talks about how terrorist activity is spreading quickly in Africa, which […]
Selena Gomez, an American singer and actress, is believed to be dating Zayn Malik, a successful British singer. They have been spotted together at a restaurant in Soho in New York City. According to media reports, Selena and Zayn kissed each other at a restaurant in New York during their dinner date on 23 March. […]
During a meeting with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris praised Akufo-Addo for his “democratic principles.” Akufo-Addo is facing growing discontent over inflation and new worries about regional security. Harris made the remarks during a meeting with the leader. A concerted effort to broaden U.S. outreach at a time when […]
Violence broke out during protests last week, so the head of Kenya’s police force has said that any planned protests by the opposition on Monday will not be allowed to happen. The Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, was quoted as saying to the press on Sunday that “we will not allow violent demonstrations.” “The […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that the death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has climbed to 20. Malabo has reported six more deaths in the past ten days. This hemorrhagic fever, which is almost as deadly as Ebola, has spread from the province of Kie-Ntem, where it caused […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni got a call from the United Nations and Amnesty International on Wednesday. They asked him to overturn a law against homosexuality that was passed by parliament the night before. They described the law as “appalling.” During a tumultuous session that took place on Tuesday night, the Ugandan parliament voted in favor […]
Because the Russian Wagner mercenary group is becoming more powerful in the Sahel region of Africa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US and its Western allies must show that they “can get things done” in the area. Blinken, who was on a historic trip to Niger at the time, said […]
Tropical Storm Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in one week over the weekend, killing more than one hundred people, injuring scores more, and leaving a path of devastation in its wake. On Monday, Mozambique and Malawi were assessing the damage caused by Freddy, which had ripped through the region over the […]
Even though human rights groups were against it, Ugandan lawmakers brought a bill to parliament on Thursday that would make the punishments for same-sex relationships even harsher in a country where homosexuality is already illegal. The bill has been sent to a house committee for review by the Speaker of the House, Annet Anita Among. […]
On Tuesday, the UN and the Ethiopian refugee agencies said that about 100,000 people had fled fighting in Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia, and taken refuge in a remote area of Ethiopia where there was already a severe drought. This has occurred in the span of one month. The UN High Commissioner for […]
Silhouette, an eyewear company headquartered in Linz in Austria, is partnering with an American aspiring female astronaut Alyssa Carson for its groundbreaking Titan Minimal Art collection. Titan Minimal Art design has been the eyewear of choice worn in space for more than two decades. Silhouette International Schmied AG aims to support Carson’s dream of becoming […]
The first group of Burundian soldiers who were supposed to go to the dangerous east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now arrived in Goma. In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been struggling with the rise of militias, including the rebel March 23 Movement (M23), […]
Craig Fulton, a former South Africa men’s field hockey international player and a former coach of the Ireland men’s national field hockey team, has been appointed as the new chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team. He has nearly 25 years of coaching experience. He has represented South Africa at the Summer Olympics and […]
Lanre Shittu was the Chairman of Lanre Shittu Motors, a vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria. He was a successful businessman with vast experience in this field. He had several years of experience in the automobile business. He started his auto business in the early 1980s. Subsequently, he became successful because of his business skills. Lanre […]
In order to stop China and Russia from becoming more powerful in the area, French President Emmanuel Macron will start a tour of the countries of central Africa the week after next. He will visit four of these countries during this tour. A summit on the environment is scheduled to take place in Gabon, which […]