The move of BYD to South Africa is one of the most evident indicators that electric vehicles (EVs) are entering mainstream discourse, not just in the African continent, but the whole world. Being one of the largest EV manufacturers in the world, BYD introduces volume, comparatively low-priced vehicles, and powerful battery technology into the market […]
Airports in Cairo, Nairobi, Marrakech felt louder this year. Rolling suitcases, hot air near the taxi lanes, the coffee smell. Africa Leads Global Tourism Boom — 10% Surge in International Arrivals in 2025 set the tone. Numbers moved, stories followed. That’s how it reads on the ground. Global Tourism in 2025: How Africa Pulled Ahead […]
Morocco – Over the years, relations between Morocco and the United States did not stand firm on the said documents. A lot of treaties, agreements have been made between the two but the subtle ignorance that the US showed towards the Moroccan populations has always annoyed the nations. This is because of the expectations that […]
Mauritania – Desert sands are endangering homes and agricultural areas in Mauritania. Residents are erecting a “Great Green Wall” in an attempt to prevent the sands’ progress. The goal of the initiative, which began in 2007, is to build a green wall over the Sahel region. The absence of rain is one of the issues. […]
South Africa – South Africa’s Department of Employment has proposed a new target of minimum wage in the country in 2022. The National Minimum Wage Commission is responsible for assessing and reviewing the minimum wage annually, under National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act. After that, the minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, determines whether an […]
Sudan– Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock announced his resignation on Sunday evening, less than a month after signing a military pact. In a televised statement on Sunday evening, Hamdok confessed that his efforts to bridge the growing divide between political groups had failed and urged political discussion. On Monday, Sudanese citizens awoke to conflicting […]
Sudan – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid anti-coup protests in the country. The announcement came after three protesters were killed by Sudanese security forces during anti-coup protests on Sunday. The news was announced through a video address from Hamdok on the verified YouTube account of the Prime Minister’s office. It was posted […]
South Africa – On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that “someone is being held” in connection with the early-morning fire that destroyed parts of Cape Town’s parliament complex. The event occurred just hours after Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s burial, which took place on Sunday. This is heartbreaking news; it is a tragic and tragic […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy after the national anthem at St George’s Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, where a requiem service was held in honour of Desmond Tutu. He then handed over the nation’s flag to the archbishop’s widow. “If Archbishop Desmond Tutu had been present, he would have remarked, ‘hey, why do you […]
Mali – Mali might have finally given up on democratic hopes as it accepts Junta andate which was presented as the final phase of consultations prior to elections by the participants and the members in the “National Conference on Refoundation”. On Thursday, the authorities suggested a transition from six months to five years. Mali witnessed […]
Tunisia -Noureddine Bhiri, the vice chairman of Ennahdha and a close associate of Rached Ghannouchi, the Islamist party’s leader and the president’s nemesis, was arrested Friday, according to reports. “Civilian agents aboard two cars detained Noureddine Bhiri as he was leaving his home in El Manar with his wife,” lawyer Samir Dilou, a resigned Ennahdha […]
Sudan – On Tuesday, a basic gold mine collapsed in Sudan, killing at least 31 workers. The fatal accident happened in Nuhud, a town some 500 kilometers west of Khartoum, said Khaled Dahwa, the head of the state-run Mineral Resources Company. Only one individual has been found alive, while eight others remain unaccounted for. Four […]
After Somalia’s President Farmaajo announced Monday that he was suspending Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ahead of elections, the United States sent an ultimatum to President Farmaajo. The US State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs issued a statement on Twitter stating that the USA is ready to act against the opposition who hinder Somalia’s path […]
Gambia – The Supreme Court of Gambia has rejected a plea that challenged the victory of sitting President Adama Barrow in the presidential election conducted on December 4. The challenge plea was made by the opposition party of the Gambia seeking annulment of the election result. Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), […]
South Africa – On Tuesday, a South African court barred Shell from using seismic waves in the Indian Ocean to look for oil and gas. Environmentalists concerned about the impact of oil giant Shell on whales and other species have won a landmark victory in court. A lawsuit filed by conservationists and local groups in […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has praised Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa as a man of “great intellect, integrity, and invincibility against the forces of apartheid.” Tutu’s death was reported on Sunday, December 26 by relatives. As tributes to Archbishop Desmond Tutu continue to stream in, Cape Town’s Metropolis Hall and other monuments […]
South Africa – South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90 years old. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the news in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday. He previously survived tuberculosis. He had also undergone surgery […]
Congo – Officials and AFP reported that a bomb blast killed at least six people in the eastern city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. The bomb went off in the city center, according to Narcisse Muteba, the colonel commanding the city under the state of emergency in the country’s east. […]
Sudan – Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators gathered on Saturday, two months after a military coup, demanding that soldiers “return to the barracks” and a transition to a civilian government. Despite a large deployment by security personnel, witnesses reported that masses marched through Khartoum’s streets, despite security forces blocking bridges connecting the capital to the suburbs, […]
