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 […]
The Sudanese General Attorney said Thursday it located a mass grave of military officers courting to 1990. The legal professional stated the grave consists of 28 officers believed to be worried in a failed military coup in opposition to the rule of Omar Bashir who held energy for 30 years. “The lawyer has discovered strong […]
More than 540 new coronavirus cases have taken the nationwide tally here to over 38,000, authorities introduced Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated 543 greater COVID-19 instances and eight fatalities were recorded in the united states in the previous 24 hours. The case count now stands at 38,344, along with 15,815 recoveries […]
Qatar’s funding of extremists, in the Arab world and beyond, is no secret to most residents of the Middle East. Yet, in the past week, new important points of Doha’s murky dealings overseas have emerged. According to German newspaper Die Zeit, Doha has been funding Hezbollah and its activities. The Lebanese militant group used to be created […]
A biohazard alert in South Africa’s Eastern Cape used to be sparked Tuesday after large samples believed to be COVID-19 trying out went lacking when a truck was hijacked, in accordance to media reviews Tuesday. The incident took place Monday in Port Elizabeth, The Southern African website reported. “Yesterday we obtained reports that a courier […]
A whistleblower claimed he earned tens of thousands of euros from Qatar to hide a dossier documenting Hezbollah ‘s country support. German press reported that a total payment of €750,000 (Dh3.1 million) was offered to the security consultant to suppress the information he had collected on Qatar’s illicit support for terrorism. The man, identified solely […]
Nigerian troops in the northeastern country killed at least eight senior Boko Haram leaders, an official said on Sunday. John Enenche, Nigerian Defense Ministry spokesperson, told reporters about an airstrike targeting Boko Haram in Borno province’s Goski town. Enenche said during the operation all the shelters used by Boko Haram and logistics supplies were lost. […]
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Eritrea on an official visit on Saturday. Abiy Ahmed was welcomed in the capital Asmara by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and other senior officials. The two leaders will confer on bilateral and regional issues, according to a statement by the Ethiopian premier’s office. Relations between the neighboring countries were restored […]
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus reached 600,665, with recoveries topping 7.8 million. The US remains the worst-hit country with more than 3.6 million infections, while the death toll there exceeds 139,100. Brazil, which has the largest […]
Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late Thursday. Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie said the country’s recovery rate stands at 85%. “While pursuing our 3T [tracking-testing-treat] strategy, we must remember that the interruption of virus transmission depends on our behavior. If we […]
ISTANBUL Ethiopia said Wednesday it started to fill the Hidase Dam built on the Nile River. Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Seleshi Bekele, said water is being kept in the dam in accordance with construction plans, according to FANA Television. Bekele said water levels increased from 525 meters (1,722 feet) to 560 meters (1,837) […]
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to head its mediation mission in Mali, a report said Tuesday. “Given your position as the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the great role and contributions your tenure offered to […]
Some 600 Boko Haram members were freed in Nigeria on Monday after they regretted their membership and completed a rehabilitation and reintegration program. Bamidele Shafa, spokesperson for the Nigerian military’s Operation Safe Corridor, said members of the terror group who were caught in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states had sworn an oath of allegiance to […]
A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignation, the West African country’s worst civil unrest in years. Bloody demonstrations rocked the capital Bamako on Friday and Saturday, with witnesses saying that security forces fired live rounds during clashes with protesters. […]
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse promised to rapidly form a government “open to facing the challenges of the day,” adding the death toll from the country’s unrest had risen to four. Violence broke out at mass protests in the capital Bamako on Friday demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign over a long-running conflict, and economic […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, and instituted an investigation against him for his alleged involvement in various cases of financial irregularities. A statement issued from the president’s office stated that Magu was suspended to allow an unhindered […]
The number coronavirus cases in Ghana surpassed 23,000 Thursday with 641 infections reported over the past 24 hours, according to the country’s health authorities. Confirmed cases rose to 23,463, while the nationwide death toll stands at 129. The total number of recoveries reached 18,622. No deaths from the virus have been reported in the last […]
As pressure mounts on Gauteng hospitals to cope with the current surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitals in both the public and private sector are offering counselling and other psychosocial support to healthcare workers. The health department is using an external service provider to offer therapy to healthcare workers in need. Private hospital groups Netcare, Mediclinic […]
