Another attempt at reform by the Ghanaian government involves the removal of more than 67,000 ghost workers from the government payroll. According to the deputy finance minister of Ghana, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, this move means the saving of millions of dollars that would otherwise be lost in salaries that cannot be proven to be legitimate. […]
Keir Starmer recently asked people to watch his keir starmer live press conference strait of hormuz crisis, scheduled for April 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The announcement, which was shared on X, quickly gained traction, and 10 Downing Street also amplified it, highlighting the importance of the address amid rising global tensions. Why This Press […]
Egypt’s Telecommunications Regulatory Law has criminalised radio jamming. The law will punish violators with imprisonment and a fine. If a person performs any act of disruption to communications and affects the service, he will have to pay a fine and go to jail. According to Egypt Today, the law punishes unlawful intentional interception of radio […]
If the US faces a recession, real-estate tycoon Stephen Ross told Bloomberg that employees may return to work out of fear of losing their jobs. “Employers have been cautious because they don’t want to lose their employees,” Ross told Bloomberg on Friday. “But I think when you go into a recession and people worry they […]
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has pledged his political support to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. During a news conference in Madeira Beach, Florida, DeSantis, a Republican stated that he is focused on 2022. “But, in the case of Elon Musk, I’d say, “I welcome support from African Americans.” I’m not sure what to […]
JP Duminy, a former South African batsman, has been named the head coach of the provincial team Boland on a two-year contract. The Boland cricket team represents the Boland region in the South African province of the Western Cape. This is Duminy’s first job as head coach. He previously acted as a batting consultant for […]
A South African business confidence index dropped in May, reaching its lowest level since September 2020 on various factors which include lower trade volumes, higher financing costs and power cuts. The business confidence index of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) dipped to 89.3 in May from 93.7 in April, according to […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday about the possibility of peace talks with Tigrayan rebels, who have been fighting federal forces for 19 months. Abiy claimed his administration had set up a committee to look into the possibility of holding discussions with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), […]
The upcoming elections in Kenya are scheduled to be held on 9 August 2022. Voters will elect the president, members of parliament, governors, and members of local assemblies. Everyone with a valid identification card, meaning any adult, is allowed to vote in the upcoming elections. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kenya has […]
The rise of mobile money has transformed telecoms companies like MTN and Airtel into some of the continent’s most important financial transaction facilitators, or how Nigerian eCommerce behemoths Konga and Jumia are progressively defining Africa’s digital payment environment. However, the announcement by Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) that its FinTech subsidiary, HabariPay, had received […]
A senior minister stated on Sunday that South Africa is more than willing to work with the CII India Business Forum (IBF) and appropriate local ministries to expand bilateral collaboration. He praised Indian enterprises for helping the country’s growth trajectory. South Africa has proposed forming a joint task force between the IBF and appropriate local […]
This week, on June 14, an aircraft carrying the first migrants to be transferred to Rwanda from the United Kingdom is expected to arrive. Rwanda is making preparations to meet these refugees. The Hope Hostel in Kigali is going to be the place where the asylum seekers stay while they are in the city. Because […]
Disrupt Africa’s datasets, skills, and networks are used in the South African Startup Ecosystem Study 2022, the company’s 17th publication and second country-focused report, to detail what startups are doing in the country, who is investing, and who is providing ecosystem support. It also contains the whole list of startups studied for the report. The […]
Bola Tinubu will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into next February’s presidential election in Nigeria. The upcoming Nigerian presidential election will be held on 25 February 2023 to elect the President and Vice President. Tinubu defeated 13 other candidates in the APC primaries. He won 1,271 APC delegates’ votes to run for the […]
The president appeared to be copying Elon Musk’s mysterious cryptocurrency tweeting style. CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra penned “Vires in Numeris” – a Latin motto meaning “power in numbers” that has been associated with Bitcoin – under the teaser header “More to follow.” Then there was his country’s motto. This was announced to the globe a […]
According to AFP, a decision was postponed until the next summit meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in July, according to a senior source in the Ghanaian presidency who requested anonymity. Another source says that the leaders couldn’t agree on anything, especially about Mali. The group was due to determine whether […]
In a goalless tie with Uruguay, the United States lacked finishing expertise. Jesus Ferreira missed two first-half opportunities as the USMNT’s goal-scoring woes continued in a 0-0 draw against Uruguay on Sunday, their second of 4 World Cup preseason matches this month. The United States entered the field three hours after discovering Wales will be […]
On Wednesday, hundreds of Sudanese demonstrators gathered in front of the United Nations mission in Khartoum, the country’s capital, to demand that the mission be withdrawn. Supporters of Islamist groups were among the protesters. They didn’t like what UN envoy Volker Perthes was doing to solve the political crisis that has been affecting the country […]
The “House of the People’s President” also “money laundering campaign” project, which aims to construct a residence for the late Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the former president of Somalia, was officially kicked off by Farmajo’s supporters. At a time when hundreds of Somalis are dying of starvation in various regions of the nation, Farmajo, who is […]
At a meeting in Russia, the African Union’s secretary-general informed Vladimir Putin that African countries are innocent victims of Ukraine’s conflict, and that Russia should assist in alleviating their pain. Macky Sall said during discussions in Sochi that Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to make it easier to export cereals and fertilizer, but he didn’t […]