The passing of the Italian designer Valentino at 93-years-old has left a void in our global fashion scene. He is celebrated as one of Italy’s greatest designers, and Valentino will always be remembered for all his accomplishments in fashion design, most notably for his association with luxury, elegance and refined craftsmanship; he created Haute Couture […]
The 8th edition of AI Expo Africa 2025 is set to take place from October 29 to 31 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The expo is the largest event on the Continent for Artificial intelligence (AI) professionals, enterprises, start-ups and government. The expo will host the UN ITU AI4Good Impact Africa […]
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 make its activities public and accessible, including court proceedings, to ensure transparency and accountability. However, it issued a statement, saying: […]
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 to the police, those paraded are suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers, gun manufacturers, drug dealers supplying kidnappers. “Over 50 […]
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, committee meetings, and sessions. The MCA who was nominated to the Assembly by the ruling party Jubilee has never been […]
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday, after OPEC members failed to strike a deal with oil-exporting countries and Russia. Moscow refused Friday to further reduce crude oil production, to stem the fall in prices linked to the coronavirus epidemic, which has provoked the wrath of Saudi Arabia. In response, Riad lowered the price of a […]
Ecobank Nigeria, Managing Director, Patrick Akinwuntan (middle), on his left, Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Carol Oyedeji and other female Ecobankers during the Bank’s commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) at the Bank’s head office Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated the bank’s commitment to gender parity among staff. In a […]
Nine people have died over the weekend in western Cameroon in a bomb attack attributed to English-speaking separatists. The deceased comprised five members of the security forces and four civilians. According to a statement by the government, about fifty “heavily armed secessionists” attacked a security and police station in Galim, in the West Province, the […]
A Maltese company has invested in a pharmaceutical laboratory in Ghana that will be able to produce medicines in line with European standards. Chief Executive Officer of Evolve, Chris Busuttil was part of the latest Maltese trade mission to visit the West African country. The delegation was led by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri. “Ghana was […]
The latest peace deal between South Sudan’s warring factions could collapse unless the main parties to the agreement fully implement it, several unnamed Western diplomats say. The warning came barely two weeks after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and the main opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar announced the formation of a transitional government of national […]
There’s uncertainty rising in Western African territory, Guinea-Bissau to be precise following the dispute of the outcome of post-electoral The opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo took his own presidential oath late February without a final ruling from the Supreme Court. On the various streets of Bissau, residents are worried about latest tension and growing weariness […]
For the first time, Uganda’s major external funding partner, the World Bank, in its 14th Uganda Economic Update, emphasised Social Protection programmes as an important policy tool for building resilience and supporting households to invest in human capital development. Uganda has continuously prioritised investment in physical infrastructure over the years and indeed, the proposed budget […]
The ninth edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), which is this year in honour of the legendary actor and filmmaker Farid Shawky, is gearing up for its opening on Friday at Luxor Temple. The opening film of the event will be Wonder Box, which is directed by Emad El-Bahat and features Khaled El […]
Guinea’s president Alpha Condé on Friday announced a ‘slight postponement’ of Sunday’s scheduled referendum on a new constitution and legislative elections, following months of deadly protests against what the opposition sees as a manoeuvre to stay in power. “It is out of national and sub-regional responsibility that we accepted a slight postponement of the election […]
The Chinese Embassy in Egypt held on Wednesday the first Chinese-Arab Diplomatic Salon on Coronavirus Crisis. The symposium, organised at Cairo’s Conrad Hotel, was chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo Xiao Junzheng, with the participation of the Director of Early Warning Unit at the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision […]
The annual African Union Summit has kicked off in Addis Ababa. This 33rd Ordinary Summit, which commenced on 21st January, will run until the 10th of February. Comprising statutory meetings and side events, the summit is being held under the African Union’s theme for the year 2020; Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions For Africa’s […]
On January 19, international leaders will convene in Berlin to discuss a way out of the nine-month civil war between the so-called “Libyan National Army” led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. The Germans led several months of preparatory efforts at the request […]
Ghana is one of eight countries selected globally by the United Nations (UN) to demonstrate the ability to harness timely data from all sources for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new initiative, ‘Data for Now’ launched by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gueterres is to be carried out within a year. Mr Omar Seidu, […]
South Sudan government has for the first time launched a Country-Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD) according to the country’s National Communication Authority (NCA). The .SS will be the country’s first segment of a domain name that will be recognized globally. There are currently more than 190 unique country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) worldwide, which are assigned […]
In Benin Republic and Togo, voodoo is a serious religion with thousands of devotees, any wonder why the voodoo festival in these countries is most vibrant and colourful. It features voodoo dolls and devotees in animal skins chanting and dancing to drumbeats, as well as horse racing on the beach, and loads of food and […]