In Namibia, beef is more than food. It is culture, trade and income all at once. The Namibia cattle disease outbreak, a foot-and-mouth epidemic first confirmed on 23 September 2026, is now putting all three under strain. From Karasburg to the Zambezi Veterinary officials found the first case on a commercial farm in the Karasburg […]
Inside the Cape Town conference halls, deals were on the agenda. Outside, a very different message rang out. The African Energy Week protests on Tuesday brought climate campaigners onto the pavement, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent. “Africa Exploitation Week” Activists from Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion picketed the […]
Former State House Director of Digital Communications Dennis Itumbi has been arrested. Itumbi was arrested today at City Hall, Nairobi by investigators probing the alleged plot to assassinate Deputy President William Ruto that has pushed political temperatures to a new high. Itumbi now works at the office of Deputy President as the secretary for digital […]
Police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano said on Tuesday they had rescued an in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari from kidnappers, freeing him after an overnight gunfight with his abductors. Special police operatives on Monday evening stormed a hideout on the outskirts of Kano, where Musa Umar had been held since he was captured […]
7000 Ghanaians face deportation from the US as the crackdown on illegal migrants begins after 4 July… US President Donald Trump says the deportation of undocumented migrants will begin after July 4. “We will be removing large numbers of people starting sometime after July 4,” Trump said. The operation is expected to target up to […]
Uganda has blocked a request to export excess sugar cane from outgrowers in Busoga region to Kenya. Farmers say they have an overproduction of some 500,000 tones of sugar that processors are unable to absorb but the Minister for Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Amelia Kyambadde says the surplus is only temporary and should not cause […]
Biodun Fatoyinbo, Founder and Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, has stepped down from his position in the church. This is coming a day after a massive protest was staged at his Lagos and Abuja churches after Busola Dakolo revealed Fatoyinbo raped her multiple times. Fatoyinbo disclosed this in a statement asking the people […]
Kenyans have taken to social media to eulogise Safaricom’s Chief Executive Officer Robert William Collymore, who the company said died after a nearly two-year long battle with cancer. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing away of Robert (Bob) William Collymore, CEO of Safaricom Plc, which occurred at his home in the […]
Ethiopia has released a recording of the state militia commander it says led a failed coup attempt last week in which dozens of people, including five top officials, were killed. A state militia commanded by Brigadier General Asamnew Tsige attacked government buildings in Bahir Dar, the state capital of Ethiopia’s Amhara region on June 22. […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been blamed for the wrong direction the country is taking. The findings in an Infotrak poll conducted by Infotrak Research and Consulting between June 22-23 say some 26 per cent of Kenyans point an accusatory finger at Uhuru. But Jubilee is still the most popular party, followed by ODM.The poll sample […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday said it has opened an in-house investigation of rape allegations by wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, Busola against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA. Busola had alleged that the COZA founder forcefully raped her when she was young. In his reaction, Fatoyinbo denied […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]