Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, and realme, the worldâs fastest-growing smartphone brand, have joined forces to boost smartphone adoption across Africa. Jumia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with realme that would provide…
In a shocking incident, Nigerian veteran actor Kenneth Aguba has been reportedly homeless in Enugu State. Newly surfaced images of the Nollywood actor have sparked reports that he is homeless. The actorâs image recently went…
Operatives of Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu killing a number of occupants, a federal lawmaker confirmed on Twitter late Tuesday. MP Abdirizak Mohamed wrote on Twitter: âReport of Alshabab…
Following a United Nations deadline for Britain to withdraw from th Chagos Islands, the African Union ordered Britain on Friday to end its âcontinued colonial administrationâ of the disputed Indian Ocean territory. The Chagos Islands…
Benin President Patrice Talon has announced that foreign reserves of the West African CFA â currency used by eight countries in the region â were to be withdrawn from France. In a wide ranging interview…
Close to 50 African leaders were expected to be in Russiaâs Black Sea city of Sochi for the first ever Russia â Africa forum, the Kremlin announced weeks back. The forum expected to run between…
Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law said on Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995-2007. Under his presidency, France entered into the single European currency and…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to attend former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's burial on Sunday. Mugabe died on Friday last week at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital. His…
Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease, scientists have said, after two of four drugs being trialled in the major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were found to have significantly…
Ivorian DJ and Musician, DJ Arafat has passed on according to BBC Afrique. He was a highly celebrated and accomplished Coupe Decale Artist. He won the Best Francophone Award at the 2015 MAMAs, and was…
Nine people were killed when a shooter opened fire in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday. Responding officers also fatally shot the gunman, later identified by police as 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook, Ohio. Betts used an…
Tope âTeddy Aâ Adenibuyan and Bamike âBamBamâ Olawunmi, two former housemates of the 2018 season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality television show, are now engaged!The duo took to their different Instagram pages to…
92-year-old Tunisia's President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died. Essebsi died at Tunisia's military hospital on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency. He had been hospitalised late last month and spent a week in…
Algeria defeated Senegal with a slim scoreline of 1-0 to win the AFCON tournament in Egypt, as the Desert Foxes win the tournament after 29 years. It took just two minutes for Baghdad Bounedjah to…
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. "The risk of Ebola spread in DRC and the…
As former president Jacob Zuma prepares to appear at the state capture commission of inquiry on Monday, the commission is preparing tight security for the venue in Parktown, allowing only 200 people inside the building.…
Nigerian star Orji Okwonkwo beat former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney to win Major League Soccer (MLS) best goal of the week 17. The 21-year-old Benin-born was the star of his Montreal Impact in the…
Mohamed Salah curled in a free kick as Egypt beat Uganda 2-0 on Sunday at the Cairo International Stadium as they topped their group while their opponents joined them in the last 16. Liverpool forward…
Six people were killed in a head-on collision between two bakkies on the N8, between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo, on Saturday afternoon, Free State paramedics said. Netcare911 spokesperson Shaun Herbst said they declared five people as…
Sudanâs state prosecutorâs office said on Thursday jailed former president Omar al-Bashir had been charged with corruption after the completion of an investigation. Bashir was overthrown and arrested in a coup by the military on…
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