It’s been a long time coming, but we are finally back in the deep-space game. The Artemis II mission update is currently moving through its most significant stretch yet, marking the first time a human crew has actually headed for the Moon since the Apollo era wrapped up decades ago. Everything started with a smooth […]
Algiers youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) stands at approximately 29.8%, roughly twice the global average. Young people constitute 65% of all unemployed Algerians. The most paradoxical finding. Those with higher education face higher unemployment than those without. In 2019 ONS data, unemployment among university graduates reached 17.4%, while those with no educational degree faced just […]
Algeria – In the heated conversation between Presidents of Algeria and France, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has affirmed that the return of the country’s Ambassador to France could be conditional on total respect from Paris to the North African nation. Tebboune asserted that we can’t act as if nothing happened and they are firm that […]
Tunisia – On Sunday, tens of thousands of Tunisians gathered in the capital to protest President Kais Saied’s “exceptional measures.” The latest measures have been dubbed a “coup” by government critics. Kais Saied’s dismissed the Prime Minister and froze parliament at the end of July. Many consider the president’s recent actions to be a return […]
Nigeria – In Nigeria’s 206 million population, seven million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered. A religious leader, Alhaji Lubisalah, praised the government’s efforts to combat the virus, but said the authorities should focus more on the continent’s battle against malaria, which he claims kills more people than COVID-19. After Friday prayers at […]
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone’s president signed a bill abolishing the death sentence on Friday, claiming that the country has “exorcised ghosts of a harsh past” as a result of a long struggle to abolish the death penalty. Following the ratification of the legislation by parliament, President Julius Maada Bio signed the abolition bill during […]
Addressing the issue of Internet connectivity in Africa, Google has announced to invest $1-billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation. Currently, less than a third of the continent’s 1.3 billion people are connected to broadband, according to the World Bank This has pushed Tech giant, Google to take this initiative and focus on […]
President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed Mohamed Béavogui as the new PM of Guinea. He promised to serve his nation with honour and dignity. While taking the oath, Béavogui said, “The significant thing, indeed, is to form the basis for change. The proper administration and justice system are needed to improve the political conditions and […]
Ethiopia -Ethiopia has finally approved its cabinet on Wednesday after international pressure. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has decided to name a new defense minister as well as a peace minister after this time for the cabinet. The cabinet shuffle came days after he took the oath for the top position and extended his term to […]
Guinea – Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in Guinea after a military coup on September 5, named development veteran Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister in a proclamation read on national television on Wednesday. Beavogui, 68, has a distinguished career with international organizations such as the United Nations, but no experience in the national government, […]
Congo – The results of an independent investigation into the violence and sexual aggression against women in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were issued on Tuesday, taking the issue back to the top of the political agenda. World Health Organization (WHO) workers who were involved in the Ebola outbreak between 2018 and 2020 […]
South Africa – South African metal workers are up in arms against the low pay scale and have gone on an indefinite strike from the beginning of this week. They are seeking an eight percent wage increment. The workforce of 1.5million workers have gone off work and this will definitely disturb the industrial outputs. The […]
Terrorists operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado of Mozambique have been urged by President Filipe Nyusi to surrender to the authorities. President Nyusi stressed on Monday that terrorists must forfeit as they have “nowhere to go”. He said this while speaking to media in Maputo after he visited the Monument to the Mozambique […]
Nairobi – On Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a Washington, DC-based network of reporters and media organizations, disclosed financial data that revealed a relationship between international leaders and hidden wealth. The records include 35 current and previous national presidents, as well as 330 parliamentarians, and are based on data from 91 countries. Kenyan […]
Nigeria – In Nigeria, the government has launched a drive to revive the country’s once-thriving palm oil business. It is one of the finest sectors to diversify away from petroleum and help create jobs. However, it becomes a problem when loans for small-scale producers go into the pockets of bigger factory owners. Nigeria is the […]
South Africa – The United Kingdom has placed South Africa on its red-list of African countries, which means that travel from certain countries is prohibited. People from the United Kingdom are prohibited from coming to South Africa as a result of their being on the red list. It also implies that anyone flying from the […]
Mali – Mali has triggered a storm in the Sahel region by its discussions over replacing the celebrated French troops with Russian mercenaries. The government is currently in talks with Wagner group, a Russian private military company that was first identified in 2014 when it supported pro-Russian groups during the conflict with eastern Ukraine. Since […]
Nigeria – Despite mounting security difficulties and a depreciated currency, Nigeria celebrated its 61st Independence Day on Friday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari remarked in a televised address that the prior 18 months had been “some of the most challenging moments in Nigeria’s history since the civil war.” In recent months, the country has seen […]
Sub-Saharan Africa – Child labour in Africa is surging at all-time high. With thousands of children being forced into child labour every day, leading child rights activists called for a global social protection fund to stem the loss of a generation to COVID-19. As the pandemic has pushed many countries, including the US and Rwanda […]
Tunisia – In a first for the Arab world, the Tunisian president announces Najla Bouden Ramadhane to be the next Prime Minister of the country. Amid the turbulent situation in the country, president Kais Saied had sacked the previous government and two months later announced Bouden to hold the office. The president was seen acknowledging […]