Every year, as October slides into November, the coastal town of Grand-Bassam trades its quiet colonial calm for drums, white clay and crowds in their finest cloth. The Abissa Festival in Côte d’Ivoire is the annual celebration of the N’zima people, and it is one of the few festivals in West Africa that asks you […]
Inside the Cape Town conference halls, deals were on the agenda. Outside, a very different message rang out. The African Energy Week protests on Tuesday brought climate campaigners onto the pavement, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent. “Africa Exploitation Week” Activists from Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion picketed the […]
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 the destruction of several houses with residents seen hurriedly removing personal items from some of the affected buildings. Various sources […]
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 but presented himself to a health facility on March 13, the ministry said. “He is currently under treatment in stable […]
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 walk round the new property she’d just acquired. The singer has she broke the news on her Instagram page with […]
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 they say is because of the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The first victim of this downward revision is the aviation […]
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 […]