A troubling new United Nations finding has turned attention to a record ransom payment. UN monitors say an estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage kidnapped in Mali in late 2025 has since helped fuel a wider al-Qaeda offensive across West Africa. This story matters for South Africans watching events unfold on the […]
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic ever recorded in the country. According to the official figures, there have been 4,381 confirmed cases with 2,011 deaths. The Ebola outbreak is spreading across five provinces in the eastern region of the […]
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Soccer teams enjoy incredibly loyal support across the world. Football is also popular in Nigeria. Many Nigerians aspire to become good soccer players. Here is a little guide for you to become a professional footballer in Nigeria. Tips to become a professional soccer player […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said that lunatics have taken over politics in Nigeria. He said that 70 per cent of Nigerian politicians have no business in the leadership of Nigeria and they should be kicked out of power in the 2023 general elections. Obi described politics in Nigeria as […]
The cash-strapped government of Sudan has broken its pledges to acquire the country’s wheat harvest at more favorable prices, which has put the country’s grain at risk of being wasted. Farmer Modawi Ahmed is one of the hundreds of people who have worked to cultivate the grain as part of Al-Gezira, which is the largest […]
On Monday, a lone gunman opened fire on residents of four villages located in the northeastern region of Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of seven people and the serious injuries of two more, according to statements made by the local prefect and state television on Thursday (June 17). According to the statement, the “lone shooter, […]
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 […]