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 […]
Since the beginning of the fierce fighting in Tigrey region where Ethiopian federal forces have been fighting the pro-TPLF forces in the region, human rights abuses such as killings, robberies and rapes have been reported. A number of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s northern Tigrean region, according to reports. Authorities have confirmed widespread rape […]
Police in Nigeria have arrested protest in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday after they tried to hold a rally demanding justice for the victims shot during a protest last year against SARS police group. Protesters refuses reopening of the Legki tollgate, where security forces shot dead protesters in October last year, which became the epicenter of […]
Moroccan champions Atlas won the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for the second time in a row on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Mali at the AhmadouAhidjo Stadium in Yaounde. The match ended in victory for Morocco after two second-half headers from AbdelmounaBoutouil and captain Ayoub El Kaabi secured victory for the Atlas Lions to […]
Since the start of the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, there have been international calls for Ethiopian troops to stop shelling civilian areas. There were reports of government shelling of civilian areas, and the humanitarian situation in the region was at risk. Human Rights Watch says Ethiopian forces indiscriminately shelled towns in the Tigray region […]
Ghana’s parliament speaker Alban Bagbin announced on Tuesday that lawmakers would be on vacation until March 2 to enable “disinfection and sanitation” as the spread of Covid’s disease is at a critical juncture and some of the MPs have been hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. Ghana’s parliament has closed for at least three weeks following […]
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing political pressure from the West that has affected his country’s foreign policy. Earlier, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a man believed to be an ally of the Zimbabwean government who allegedly used millions of dollars. Regimond Tagwirei and his company, Sakunda Holdings, was the US target in […]
According to the BBC, the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday stopped banks and financial institutions from dealing with Crypto currency transactions or facilitating the exchange of Crypto currency. The government has said it is not possible for a single financial provider [Providus bank] to disrupt public payment services and get a new CBN order […]
COVID19 has had both economic and life impact on Africa. Investment and job creation by major governments in Africa have largely stalled. The economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic has already been seen by investors and has delayed major projects to be implemented here in Africa. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Africa’s […]
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has taken over the chairmanship of the African Union for a year. He will take over from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, 58, is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 25, 2019. Meanwhile, the leader of the […]
Saturday, February 6, 2021. UEFA has baned the Ajax goalkeeper one year after he was accused of drug abuse. The 24-year-old Cameroon international and Ajax’s first-choice goalkeeper was found to have a banned substance Furosemide in his urine during an ‘off-competition’ test on October 30 last year. This substance is banned from use by players […]
Thursday, February 4, 2021. The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday signed a $ 14 million grant to South Sudanese government farmers to boost agricultural markets through a project implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The bank’s purpose in providing the aid to South Sudan is to boost agricultural markets, trade […]
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has defied the corruption investigation by not appearing in front of the judicial panel of the country, Zuma is being investigated for corruption during his tenure as president of the country. Several corruption allegations has been leveled against Jacob Zuma by the Anti-corruption agency. On Monday Zuma, 78, […]
There will be a second round of votes for the presidential election in the country, this is in accordance to the statement issued by the Constitutional court in Niger. The second round of vote will be coming up on February 21, Mohamed Bazoum remains the favourite to win the presidential election having led in the […]
The Coronavirus vaccine campaign in Algeria has finally kicked off, the coronavirus that is to be distributed in the country is the Sputnik vaccine which has been approved by the health ministry and the government authorities in Algeria. Limam Zineb, an occupant of Blida. shares why she came out to get her shot. “It was […]
The government authorities in Zimbabwe has declared the extension of the lockdown in the country till February 15, this is a move to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The lockdown was initially supposed to be a 30-day lockdown but had to be further extended. VP Constantino Chiwenga conveyed a live location […]
There has reportedly been thousands of refugees that has fled the Central African Republic to other neighboring countries particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo. This recent development is due to the recent rebel attack in the country. They offer clinical screening among others for youngsters who have been brought here. “Here, given the enormous strategic […]
The new appointment army chiefs in Nigeria has vowed to defeat the Boko Haram, the Boko Haram sect has been terrorizing the Nigeria most especially the northern part of the country since about 2009. The presidency has also backed the army chiefs to deliver on their promise. The Boko Haram uprising and its destructive member, […]
