Despite Tunisia seeing dark times, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council has added the country into its list of patrons. The country has been burning over oil price rise and bad governance. As the…
No going back on land reform, Shiri
Government will not return land to the white former commercial farmers but only to the indigenous farmers and those that were under the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) who were affected during the…
MTN reviews tariffs in Uganda, Cameroon
Mobile phone giants, MTN, are tweaking their tariffs in the area of mobile money transfers in some African countries with the aim of reducing contact with cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. The latest developments are…
Ivory Coast quarantine controversy
There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases of the coronavirus in a sports centre and a new plan called ‘home quarantine’. Some…
Ghana tweaks mobile money charges, Nigeria revises budget
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even virus-free African countries. The rate of infection is lower on the continent as compared to…
ECOWAS mediation mission to Guinea postponed due to…
Concerns have been raised over Guinea’s political future as ECOWAS postpones its mediation mission to Guinea indefinitely due to the coronavirus. ECOWAS was meant to amongst other things, convince President Alpha Condé not to run…
Lisa Omorodion calls out AMVCA organizers for discriminating…
Actress Lisa Omorodion has cried out over what she calls the discrimination against plus-sized women at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA). Lisa Omorodion questioned why no plus-sized woman made the list for…
US Trade and Development Agency supports coalbed power…
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Kalahari Energy Botswana for a feasibility study of a power plant that will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity using indigenous coalbed methane. The…
African trade fair a ‘ forum for expanding…
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has invited companies to participate in the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) set to take place in September in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The IATF provides a strategic platform…
Central African economic bloc discussed at Brazzaville event
These are six panels which followed one another to take stock of the economic situation of the countries of Central Africa, during an event focusing on the financial market held in Brazzaville, capital of the…
Lagos explosion kills at least 17 people
Huge plumes of dark smoke billows in the air at the site of a major explosion in Lagos Sunday as dead bodies were carried away. A resident recounts the disturbing and tragic incident that killed…
Full List Of AMVCA 2020 Winners
The 7th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on Saturday ended with some surprising wins and snubs. Leading the night was 'Living in Bondage' with a total of 7 wins including…
Oil Pipeline shut down in Lagos After Explosion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has shut down oil pipelines around Abule Ado area of Lagos following multiple explosions that rocked the community on Sunday morning, leading to fire outbreak. The incident also led to…
Rwanda confirms COVID-19 first case
Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He had no symptoms on arrival…
I Am Now A Landlady – Teni
Popular Nigerian sensational singer Teni Apata is now a proud home owner after she recently acquire a new house in her name. Teni in her usual jovial nature shared a video of herself taking a…
OPEC slashes oil production worldwide
OPEC’s decision to cut oil production worldwide is yet another blow for oil-producing countries. The organization now forecasts a global demand of 0.99 million barrels per day, compared to more than a million. This slash…
ICC bans people from trial in Uganda
International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Uganda-based Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was closed to visitors Wednesday due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. The ICC usually…
Police Parades Kidnappers, Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers
The police in Abuja have paraded 105 individuals over alleged criminal activities. Those paraded by the police are suspected to have been involved or caught in different criminal acts in the Federal Capital Territory. According…
Jubilation in Nairobi as MCA loses seat
Nairobi nominated MCA Habiba Hussein has lost her seat after missing plenary sittings for two years. Speaking after she declared the seat vacant, Nairobi Speaker Beatrice Elachi said Habiba has not been attending assembly meetings,…
