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Full List: Forbes Africa 30 Under 30

Here is the full list of The Forbes Africa 30 Under 30. BUSINESS – Bruce Diale, 29, South Africa, Founder & Managing Director of Brucol Global Development – Terence Mathe, 29, Zimbabwe, Co-Founder of Southern Incineration Services (SISCO) PBC – Mariam Manack , 29, South Africa, Founder & Director of iTrain – Khanyisile Madonko-Nderezina, 25, […]

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Kenyan Reserve Deploys An Anti-poaching Technology Arsenal

Ol Pejeta Game Reserve has taken the battle against poaching a notch higher and deployed an arsenal of anti-poaching equipments. The conservation’s ranger uses a 360 ° camera films the area and relays round-the-clock possible intrusions to the reserve headquarters. The camera is part of high-tech equipment launched last month by the conservation as part […]

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Tunisia Reassures Tourists After Bomb Attacks

Tunisia has reassured tourists of their safety after twin suicide bombings targeting security forces rocked Tunis on Thursday. The blast killed a patrol officer and injured at least 8 people. Tourism Minister, Rene Trabelsi told the Associated Press that ‘’ this attack against national security agents has nothing to do with tourists’‘. “This attack has […]

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Miss World Visits Ghana for Charity Works

Miss World 2019, Vanessa Ponce, will be in Ghana on Tuesday, July 2 till Sunday, July 7 to support the Miss Ghana Foundation in its ongoing social intervention projects. The beauty queen will be touring the country with the Chairperson of Miss World Organisation, Julia Morley, who is also the Founder of the Beauty With […]

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Ghana Denies $2bn Railway Contract With Chinese Firm

The Ghanaian government has denied signing a contract with the China Railway Construction Company (International) Nigeria Limited to develop and modernise the country’s railway network. The Minister of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey (MP), disclosed this in a letter while reacting to an online report which alleged that the country had reached an agreement with the […]

Riot police deploy at Inzikuru Stadium to quell student’s riots

Riot police have deployed at Inzikuru Stadium in Arua District where more than 40 schools are converging for the district post-primary athletics competition. The three-day field and track event which started on Friday have also attracted thousands of people scattered in the outskirts of the venue and in the nearby Barifa eucalyptus forests. The annual […]

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Ethiopian Airlines Group Voted ‘Best Airline in Africa’

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has been honored as the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ for the third consecutive year at the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards held in Paris on June 18, 2019. The airline also won the much-coveted ‘Best Business Class in Africa’ […]

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Nigeria: UK Arrives Nigeria For Further Investigation on Allison Madueke Money Laundering Scandal

Detectives from the United Kingdom have arrived in Nigeria for what appeared a final lap of investigation ahead of preparation for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The detectives, who met with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for additional fact-finding, have already spent a […]

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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Under Threat From Chinese People – Mliswa

Norton MP Temba Mliswa has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he risks capturing by Chinese nationals operating businesses in Zimbabwe if they are allowed to be a law unto themselves. Mliswa revealed to fellow parliamentarians that he had escaped a kidnapping attempt at a Chinese-owned tile manufacturing firm in his constituency. He was speaking on […]

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State Power Can Be ‘As Dangerous As Having No Power’ – Zuma Says ANC Leaders Toning Down Party Resolutions

Former president Jacob Zuma has criticised the party’s leaders for failing to implement its programme of action. Zuma participated in a panel discussion on the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on Thursday evening. While he made no mention of current ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, he spoke of the importance of having a leader […]

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DR Congo copper and cobalt miners killed in Kolwezi

At least 36 people have been killed after a copper and cobalt mine collapsed in Lualaba province in south-east DR Congo, authorities say. The provincial governor Richard Muyej blamed the accident on what he called “clandestine artisanal diggers”. Unofficial mining is common in the region and people do it as a means to make a […]

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Corruption: Zanu-PF Launches Commission of Inquiry

President Mnangagwa will set up a commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption levelled against ordinary citizens, senior ZANU-PF members and Government officials. This follows the bold decision by the Zanu-PF Youth League to name people accused corruption in the country. Speaking at a Press briefing after the 330th Ordinary Session of the Politburo in […]

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Expropriation Without Compensation Just One of the Tools for Land Reform: Ramaphosa

Expropriation without compensation “in defined circumstances” is but one of the ways to reform South Africa’s plans to achieve agrarian reform and spatial justice, and individual rights to land will also be recognised, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. Thereby Ramaphosa distanced his government from nationalising all the land, not for the first time. He responded to […]

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Egypt says 7 policemen killed in Sinai jihadist attack

Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack in restive North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said on Wednesday. The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an “assembly centre” for police, according to the ministry. Four assailants died “during clashes” following the attack, one when he detonated an explosives belt, it said. North […]

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62 Million Nigerians Live Without Access to Improved Water Supply – EU

The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, on Wednesday said 62 million Nigerians live without access to improved water and spend over half an hour traveling to fetch water. The European Ambassador equally said the organization has spent more 260 million euros in reaching more than ten […]

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Ghana President Receives UAE Official

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has received Yacoub Yousef Al Hosani, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Organisations Affairs. The meeting, which took place at the Golden Jubilee House in Accra, the two sides discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations between the UAE and Ghana. Khalifa Yousef Mohammed Al Zaabi, UAE […]

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Kenyan MP Arrested After Threatening Foreign Traders

A Kenyan MP has been arrested after saying he would beat up foreign traders if they did not leave the country. Charles Njagua Kanyi said in a video that Tanzanian and Ugandan traders were taking Kenyan business and “enough is enough”. A diplomatic row erupted and Tanzania’s prime minister summoned the Kenyan high commissioner for […]

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Nigerian Government Launches Hunt For ‘Corpers’ Who Absconded With Over N22 Million Loans

The National Youth Service Corps Foundation is searching for about 75 corps members who took between N300,000 and N400,000 loans to start small businesses but refused to pay after about four years. The defaulting corps members, who have now passed out, used their certificates as collateral, which was the only condition to access the loans. […]